FAA airport-surface safety program that uses surveillance data and automated in-pavement Runway Entrance Lights and Takeoff Hold Lights to warn pilots and vehicle operators when a runway is unsafe to enter, cross, or begin takeoff.
Identity
Aliases
RWSLRunway Status LightsRunway Status Light SystemRunway Status Lights Program
Domains
aviation
Name
Runway Status Lights Program
Status
active
Types
infrastructureoperationsdevelopment
Details
Description
FAA airport-surface safety program that uses surveillance data and automated in-pavement Runway Entrance Lights and Takeoff Hold Lights to warn pilots and vehicle operators when a runway is unsafe to enter, cross, or begin takeoff.