Airfield Lighting Glossary

Airfield Lighting Glossary has been compiled based on the information provided by FAA and Wikipedia. Parts of the glossary pages specifically marked as "Quoted from Wikipedia" are copyrighted in accordance with the GNU Public License, a full texts of which is included at the bottom of this page.


- A -

Airport/Heliport Beacons

Approach Lighting System (ALS)


- C -

Control of Lighting Systems

- F -

Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)

- H-

Helipad (Heliport) Lighting

- I -

In-Runway (Inset) Lighting


- O -

Obstruction Lights


- P -

Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)

Pilot Control of Airport Lighting

- R -

Runway Edge Lights

Runway End Identification Lights (REIL)

Runway Lighting


- T -

Taxiway Lights


- V -

Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)

Visual Glideslope Indicators


- W -

Windsock

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