Establishment Criteria for Runway End Identification Lights (REIL).

Abstract

This report develops revised establishment criteria for the Runway End Identification Light (REIL) system based on benefit/cost analysis. Three prerequisites must be met before a runway can be considered for REIL establishment: (1) Each potential candidate must not be equipped with or programmed for an approach light system; (2) Each potential candidate runway must be lighted and approved for night operations; (3) Each potential candidate runway must have a runway end identification problem resulting from such characteristics as overriding or false lights under its approach path. Runways meeting these requirements will qualify for a REIL system as follows: (1) A runway shall be a candidate when it records approximately 4900 air carrier, 1,200 air taxi (including commuter) or 7300 general aviation landings or an appropriate combination of these; (2) Runways not satisfying the numerical criteria shall be eligible for REIL when safety requirements dictate. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081419

Entities

People

  • Stefan Hoffer

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Approach Lights
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Carrier Landings
  • Collisions
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Identification
  • Identification Lights
  • Landing
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Plastic Explosives

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design