airport lighting

Define approach lighting

Lighting that helps pilots to align their aircraft with the runway. Vary based on approach.

Define runway touchdown zone lighting

Lights that identify the touchdown zone for landing. Are unidirectional, showing only in the direction of approach to landing.

Define runway threshold lights

Lights that are placed across the ends of a runway or landing strip to indicate its usable limits.

Define runway end lights

Fixed unidirectional lights located near the runway extremity and showing red in the direction of the runway.

Define runway edge lights

Lights that appear at the runway edges along the full length of the runway, except at intersections with other runways or taxiways

Define runway centreline lighting

Facilitate landing when visibility is obscured

Define runway threshold identification lights (RTILs)

Required when the terrain does not allow for the installation of approach lights, or where other lighting conditions reduce the effects of approach lights.

Often used in marginal or reduced visibility conditions.

Types of taxiway lighting

• Taxiway edge lights in blue

• Intersection of taxiway and apron lights in yellow

• Centreline taxiway lights in green

Define rapid-exit taxiway lighting

To reduce the aircraft runway occupancy time, some airports provide rapid-exit taxiways that are lit in alternating green and yellow lights.

What factor affects lighting configurations?

If the runway has precision or non-precision approach

Intersection of taxiway and apron lights are _____.

Yellow

Taxiway edge lights are ____.

blue

Centreline taxiway lights are _____.

green

Runway threshold identification lights (RTILs) are ______.

red

Runway end lights are ______.

red

Runway threshold lights are _____.

green

What colour are taxiway lights (1 mark)

Blue (taxiway edge lights)