Runway safety is non-negotiable at every airport, regardless of size, capacity, or location. Operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness are also critical elements of running an airport with sustainable profitability. However, if any of the elements begin to slip due to aging, deterioration, or outdated runway lighting equipment, retrofitting your legacy parts

When commercial airports started operating in the early 1900s, runway lighting systems often consisted of kerosene flares, beacon fires, and floodlights to mark the landing area. Back then, airport operators used whatever was handy to ensure the safe and efficient takeoff and landing of aircraft. Fast forward to today’s modern

Runway lighting systems are designed to reduce pilot uncertainty. They guide aircraft through low-visibility conditions, prevent runway incursions, and ensure safe, efficient takeoffs, landings, and ground movements A critical component of any complete runway lighting system is the lighted wind cone. These high-tech units provide pilots with reliable, real-time information

Extreme weather conditions can strike at any time, in any place, and with varying degrees of severity. The effects of harsh weather on airport lighting fixtures, wiring, control equipment, and other components can be devastating to normal operations, significantly impacting the system’s ability to support runway and taxiway safety. Although

System upgrades are often necessary for most forms of technology, including runway lights. Making informed lighting system choices not only helps keep your runways operating safely and efficiently, but they also open up your airport to additional revenue and expansion opportunities. In this month’s blog, we discuss five key considerations

When one thinks of airport lighting systems, images of high-traffic runways and complex lighting systems providing navigational aid to pilots of large aircraft during landing and taxiing along the busy tarmac often come to mind. It’s a given that large airports such as JFK, O’Hare, and Heathrow would have high-tech

Airport runway lighting systems comprise many different types of lighting, all of which have specific meanings and play specialized roles in enhancing airfield safety. Many airports, especially those with non-precision runways, usually use a simple runway lighting system that consists of runway edge lights, PAPI lights, runway threshold end lights,

The airport lighting industry has vastly improved the operations of airfields around the world thanks to advanced technology that enhances safety and efficiency on the runway and taxiway. Since the early days of using Tungsten-Halogen incandescent lamps to provide guidance to pilots, our industry has grown in leaps and bounds

Airport operators face many challenges when planning their runway infrastructure projects. One significant challenge in the coming decades will be a substantial rise in the number of passengers passing through their airports, which, according to an article in Reuters, is expected to more than double by 2050. This situation presents