Brisbane's new runway: Lighting Test

In March 2020, we conducted a flight check to test the runway lighting system on Brisbane's New Runway.

This was part of its wider Operational Readiness and Testing (ORAT) program. For the test, an aircraft approached the new runway, flying approx. 50 foot (15 metres) above, but not landing on the runway at any time. The flight check trialled the six different lighting intensities during daylight hours and at dusk/night-time. The runway lighting system will give Brisbane Airport the first 100 per cent LED Cat 1 lighting system in the southern hemisphere, with each light able to be monitored and controlled individually, maximising maintenance efficiency.

Find out more about Brisbane’s New Runway: https://www.bne.com.au/corporate/projects/brisbanes-new-runway