runway lights and markings

ROUTE MANUAL GEN.03.01PART 1 Page 01

16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSVisual slope indicators

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Far too low

Too low

Too low

Too low

On correct glide path



Too high Too high

Too high

Slightly high

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16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSVisual slope indicators

As you move from a TOOHIGH slope TOO HIGH

... to a SLIGHTLY HIGH slope SLIGHTLY HIGH

... to a SLIGHTLY LOW slope SLIGHTLY LOW

... to a TOO LOW slope

... the lights progressively change from white to red.

TOO LOW

If all lights go RED : Danger !

... to the CORRECT slope ON SLOPE

FAR TOO LOW

The lights upstream the horizontalbar (T) progressively appear asthe slope becomes TOO LOW.

TOO LOW

The lights downstream the horizontalbar ( ) progressively disappearas you move from a TOOHIGH slope.

TOO HIGH

... to the CORRECT slope. ON SLOPE

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T


16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSApproach light systems


300 m

30 m 30 mRUNWAY

900 m

150 m150 m150 m

RUNWAY

_

900 m30 m30 m

300 m

30 m

RUNWAY

red barretteswhite barrettes

flashing lights



16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSApproach light systems

30 m

CAT II STANDARD LIGHTING SYSTEM (see NOTES)

30 m

ICAO - Barrette centerline

30 m

4.5 m

NOTE : Centre line barrettes are composed of 5 lights

NOTE : The 600 first meters of the approach line may include condenser discharge lights every 30 meters

green lights

red lights

white lights

30 m

240

20

10

0

10

20

180 120 60 0 300150 450 600 750 900meters

ICAO - Distance coded centerline

30 or 60 m

18 to

22.

6 m

3 to 4 m

60 m max

green lights

red lights

white lights


16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSRunway lights


CROSSBAR

CENTRE LINELIGHTS

GREENTHRESHOLDAND WING-BAR LIGHTS

WHITE RUNWAYCENTRE LINELIGHTS

OF THE APPROACHLIGHTING SYSTEM

RED RUNWAYEND LIGHTS

RED RUNWAYCENTRE LINELIGHTS

RED AND WHITEALTERNATINGRUNWAYCENTRE LINELIGHTS

WHITE RUNWAYEDGE LIGHTS

RED RUNWAYEDGE LIGHTS

300m

900m

RIGHTDISPLACEDTHRESHOLD

LEFTDISPLACEDTHRESHOLD

a) L

IGH

TS

VIS

IBLE

FR

OM

AN

AIR

CR

AF

T M

OV

ING

IN T

HIS

DIR

EC

TIO

N

RED RUNWAYCENTRE LINELIGHTS

GREEN THRESHOLDLIGHTS

RUNWAY CENTRE LINEBARRETTES

RED ANDWHITEALTERNATINGRUNWAYCENTRE LINELIGHTS

RED RUNWAYEND LIGHTS

RED RUNWAYEDGELIGHTS

WHITE RUNWAYCENTRE LINELIGHTS

WHITERUNWAYEDGELIGHTS

RIGHTDISPLACEDTHRESHOLD

LEFTDISPLACEDTHRESHOLD

b) L

IGH

TS

VIS

IBLE

FR

OM

AN

AIR

CR

AF

T M

OV

ING

IN T

HIS

DIR

EC

TIO

N

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Stop bar extinguished - Confirmation segment illuminated

Towards the runway


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Towards the runway

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Pair of elevated lights installedat a minimum of 3 m from thetaxiway edge

D

Confirmation segmentD : distance along which the centre linelights are slaved to the stopbar (at least 90 m and at least 3 lights)

Stop bar extinguished - Confirmation segment illuminated



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100 m 100 m

2 m

2 m

2 mRunway centre line

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RETILs2 m lateralspacing

Point oftangency

100 m

60 m


16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSPilot controlled lighting




16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSPilot controlled lighting

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16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSRunway markings


RUNWAY SIDE STRIPE MARKINGS

18 mto

22.5 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

STRIPESWidth 1.8 m

spacing 1.5 mMinimum length 22.5 m

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B - WITH DISTANCE CODE

18 mto

22.5 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

150 m

AIMINGPOINT

MARKINGS45 m - 60 m x 10 m

minimum

AIMINGPOINT

MARKINGS

A - BASIC CONFIGURATION

TOUCHDOWNZONE

MARKINGS22.5 m x 3 m

minimum

TOUCHDOWNZONE

MARKINGS

TOUCHDOWNZONE

MARKINGS



16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSRunway markings

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runway centreline

150 m minimum

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towards threshold 25

25 CAT II 25 CAT II


16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSLand and hold short operations (LAHSO)


Aeroplane cleared toland using all therunway length

Aeroplane cleared"Land and hold short"

White flashing lights

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5-23

5-23

27-9

27-9


Taxyingaeroplane

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BB

B6R-24L



Aeroplanetaking off

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HS

-1

20

HS

-1




16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSLand and hold short operations (LAHSO)

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16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSAerodrome signs


MANDATORY INSTRUCTION SIGNS

25 - 07B

A 25

25 - 07 B

A25

25 - 07 CAT II 25 - 07 CAT II

25 CAT III 25 CAT III

B2 B2

LH side RH side(red)

Runway designation / LocationLocation / Runway designation

Runway designation / CAT II Holding position

Runway designation / CAT III Holding position Runway designation / CAT III Holding position

Runway designation / CAT II Holding position

Runway holding position

No entry

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16 DEC 04

LIGHTING AND VISUAL AIDSAerodrome signs

INFORMATION SIGNS

A

BBC C

C C BB

BB

CBB

B

G2 G G2G

AAF G C E D

RH side

Location

Direction / Location / Direction

Direction Direction / Location

(yellow)

LH side

Location / Direction

Location / Runway vacated

Runway exit

CARGODestination

Take-off from intersection signs

Runway vacated / Location

Runway exit

APRONDestination

Direction / Direction / Direction / Location / Direction / Direction

Remaining distance

2000 mRemaining distance

2500 m

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