Aerdromes: Lighting

Question 1

CAT1 lighting system

Answer 1

900m white lights for extended centreline
Single 30m crossbar 300m from thr

Question 2

CAT2/3 lighting system

Answer 2

900m extended centreline
2 rows of red side lights to 270m
5 crossbars, last 2 at 150m and 300m from thr

Question 3

Runway end lighting

Answer 3

Alternating red and white in the centreline with 300m to 900m to go
Red for the last 300m

Question 4

Obstacle lighting

Answer 4

Smaller than 45m - low intensity red
45 - 150m - med intensity
150m+ flashing white

Question 5

Runway edge lights

Answer 5

For night and low vis ops. White, fixed, variable intensity. Visible in direction for landing and takeoff. Omni-directional for circling.

Question 6

Runway Threshold identification lights

Answer 6

Flashing white, variable intensity. Unidirectional

Question 7

Runway wing bar lights

Answer 7

Green and white, fixed, unidirectional. Variable observation.

Question 8

Runway end lights

Answer 8

Fixed, red unidirectional in direction of landing.

Question 9

Runway TDZ lights

Answer 9

Variable white unidirectional, usually extend from the THR for 900M. On shorter runways, this will not exceed the midpoint of the runway.

Question 10

Stopway lights

Answer 10

For stopways, fixed, unidirectionally red lights.

Question 11

Taxiway centreline lights

Answer 11

Fixed, green, variable intensity, bi-directional

Question 12

Taxiway edge lights

Answer 12

Fixed blue, Omni-directional

Question 13

Stop bars

Answer 13

Necessary for LVP operations. Fixed, uni-directional red

Question 14

Intermediate holding positions light

Answer 14

3 fixed yellow unidirectional lights

Question 15

Runway guard lights

Answer 15

Flashing amber