Normally I fly in and out of KFLL during the day but I had a 5:00 AM departure the other day. As we were turning onto runway 28R, I noticed that there were no runway centerline lights. This struck me as odd since KFLL is a busy, major international airport. Normally, I only see runways without centerline lights at small, regional airports.
I was curious why KFLL isn't equipped with them.
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Re: Why no centerline lights at KFLL?
SNA doesn't have centerline lights either.
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Re: Why no centerline lights at KFLL?
Only one runway even has CAT I minimums, most are 4000 RVR. No need for them based on weather records and CL is expensive.
Re: Why no centerline lights at KFLL?
Las Vegas doesn't have runway centerline lights either-
Recently an airliner tried to line up on what they thought were runway centerline lights - they ended up running over and knocking out the frangible \runway lights on the edge of the runway.
https://mentourpilot.com/incident-a321- ... ge-lights/
Recently an airliner tried to line up on what they thought were runway centerline lights - they ended up running over and knocking out the frangible \runway lights on the edge of the runway.
https://mentourpilot.com/incident-a321- ... ge-lights/
Re: Why no centerline lights at KFLL?
GalaxyFlyer wrote:Only one runway even has CAT I minimums, most are 4000 RVR. No need for them based on weather records and CL is expensive.
Both 10L/28R and 10R/28L have CAT I approaches, but only one goes to a HAT of 200 and 2400 RVR.
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Re: Why no centerline lights at KFLL?
N1120A wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:Only one runway even has CAT I minimums, most are 4000 RVR. No need for them based on weather records and CL is expensive.
Both 10L/28R and 10R/28L have CAT I approaches, but only one goes to a HAT of 200 and 2400 RVR.
Sorry, just assuming the standard 200’ HAT, but the plane is penetrated by obstacles.
Re: Why no centerline lights at KFLL?
GalaxyFlyer wrote:N1120A wrote:GalaxyFlyer wrote:Only one runway even has CAT I minimums, most are 4000 RVR. No need for them based on weather records and CL is expensive.
Both 10L/28R and 10R/28L have CAT I approaches, but only one goes to a HAT of 200 and 2400 RVR.
Sorry, just assuming the standard 200’ HAT, but the plane is penetrated by obstacles.
The 250/4000 one seems to have a penetration out in the water, of all things. It is close in enough to affect both the approach to 28 and the missed from 10.
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