Vasi installations consisting of 2, 4, or 6 light units are located on one side of the runway, usually the left. Runway edge lights are omnidirectional and are located along or just beyond the edges of the area declared for use as the runway as defined by edge markings and are white subject to certain specific exceptions. Cap 637 visual aids handbook civil aviation authority. Approach lighting that meets the specifications for the authorized runway takeoff and landing minimum unless provided andor maintained by other than the certificate holder 5. Distribution is unlimited this manual supersedes tm 58115, dated 15 september 1989. On the edges of instrument runways those equipped with visual and electronic navigational aids and for which a straightin landing minimum altitude has been approved, these steady. When activated, the red lights indicate that there is high speed traffic on the. Runway lighting configuration hirl precision instrument approach runway. Runway lighting configuration lirl runways and mirl visual runways 27. Context at london southend airport led runway lighting. Aeronautical information manual aim airport lighting aids. Medium intensity approach lighting system with rail malsr. Threshold runway end lights installed with lirls and mirls 28. This applies to both 6 inch and 12inch taxiway centerline markings.
Threshold runway end lights installed with hirls 29. The runway status lights system processes information from surveillance systems and activates runway entrance lights and takeoff hold lights in. The application of leds in runway lighting systems icao. Retils consist of six yellow lights adjacent to the runway centreline. These factor s minim um visual interference between the sign and the wil l be applied to taxiway lighting installations in such runway lights fig. Taxiway lighting control system 6 6 6 7 approved for public release. An array of rel lights include the first light at the hold line followed by a series of evenly spaced lights to the runway edge. When entrance and exit signs ar e ma nner that the installation does not interfere with. The faa recommends the guidance and specifications in this ac for runway and taxiway light fixtures. Ac 150534553 specifications for runway and taxiway light fixtures ac 150534546c airport winter safety and operations ac 150520030 design and. Airport and runway lights explained the balance careers.
Must be approved by the faa and become a part of your airport certification manual. Aerodrome lighting civil aviation safety authority. Runways center for air transportation systems research. Aeronautical ground lighting has used tungsten halogen th light fittings since. The area defined may not necessarily be the maximum width of the paved runway surface. A quick reference to airfield standards federal aviation. This pair of white flashing lights, one on each side of the approach end of the runway, helps distinguish the runway from the taxiway at night. Low profile high intensity runway airfield lighting. Other icao documents notably doc 9157 the aerodrome design manual, provide. Icao aerodrome design manual part 4 provides guidelines on frangibility for.
Runway lighting configuration hirl precision instrument approach runway centerline not shown for hirl. Ac 150534546d, specification for runway and taxiway light fixtures, dated may 19, 2009, is canceled. An apron lighting performance specification airport design guide originally written by. Ac 150534546e, specification for runway and taxiway. In such cases, where runways at army instal lations are 7,500 feet or less in length, the high intensity runway lighting system an d its associated equipment will be used with a standard 6. Runway status lights is a fully automated system that provides runway status information to pilots and surface vehicle operators to indicate when it is unsafe to enter, cross, or takeoff from a runway. This installation may consist of either 6 or 16 light units.
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