Approach Lighting System (GB485)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

ApproachLightingSystem

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

An airport lighting facility which provides visual guidance to landing aircraft by radiating light beams in a directional pattern by which the pilot aligns the aircraft with the final approach path for landing.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

RLS Aerodrome Approach Lighting System Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ApproachLightingSystem_aerodromeAppLightSysTypeMeta; values: RLS_1 Approach Lighting with Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF) Category 1, RLS_10 Calvert I (British), RLS_11 NATO Standard, RLS_12 Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS), RLS_13 Low-intensity Approach Lighting System, RLS_14 High Intensity Approach Lighting (HIAL) System Category I, RLS_15 High Intensity Approach Lighting (HIAL) System Category II, RLS_16 Lead-in-light System, RLS_17 Air Force Overrun, RLS_18 Former NATO Standard, RLS_19 Single Row Centreline, RLS_2 Short Approach Lighting System (SALS) with Sequenced Flashing Lights, RLS_20 Left Single Row, RLS_21 Two Parallel Row, RLS_22 Narrow Multi-cross, RLS_23 Cross, RLS_3 Short Approach Lighting System (SALS), RLS_4 Approach Lighting with Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF) Category 2, RLS_5 Short Simplified Approach Lighting (SSAL) System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL), RLS_6 Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS) with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL), RLS_7 Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS) with Sequenced Flashing Lights, RLS_8 Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System (ODALS), RLS_9 Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL)
PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ApproachLightingSystem_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ApproachLightingSystem_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
LIS Light System Intensity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ApproachLightingSystem_lightSystemIntensityMeta; values: LIS_1 High, LIS_2 Medium, LIS_3 Low
LIV Light System Intensity Variability — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ApproachLightingSystem_lightSystemIntVariableMeta; values: LIV_1 Variable, LIV_2 Fixed
PCO Pilot Controlled Lighting (PCL) — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta

Associations

RunwayDirectionApproachLightingSystem → GB052 Runway Direction ()

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_00089 Air Force Overrun
RWO_00090 Air Force Overrun Approach Lighting
RWO_00151 ALSF Category 1
RWO_00152 ALSF Category 2
RWO_00153 ALSF-I
RWO_00154 ALSF-II
RWO_00225 Approach Lighting System
RWO_00226 Approach Lighting with Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF) Category 1
RWO_00227 Approach Lighting with Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF) Category 2
RWO_00562 Calvert I (British)
RWO_00882 Cross Anflugbefeuerungssystem
RWO_00883 Cross Approach Lighting
RWO_01348 Former NATO Standard Approach Lighting
RWO_01584 HIAL Category I
RWO_01585 HIAL Category II
RWO_01586 High Intensity Approach Lighting (HIAL) System Category I
RWO_01587 High Intensity Approach Lighting (HIAL) System Category II
RWO_01904 LDIN
RWO_01914 Lead-in-light System
RWO_01923 Left Single Row Anflugbefeuerungssystem
RWO_01924 Left Single Row Approach Lighting
RWO_02022 Low-intensity Anflugbefeuerungssystem
RWO_02023 Low-intensity Approach Lighting System
RWO_02051 MALS
RWO_02052 MALS with RAIL
RWO_02053 MALS with Sequenced Flashing Lights
RWO_02054 MALSF
RWO_02055 MALSR
RWO_02160 Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS)
RWO_02161 Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS) with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL)
RWO_02162 Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System (MALS) with Sequenced Flashing Lights
RWO_02340 Narrow Multi-cross Anflugbefeuerungssystem
RWO_02341 Narrow Multi-cross Approach Lighting
RWO_02354 NATO Standard Approach Lighting System
RWO_02471 ODALS
RWO_02504 Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System (ODALS)
RWO_02940 RAIL
RWO_03186 Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL)
RWO_03244 SALS
RWO_03245 SALSF
RWO_03387 Short Approach Lighting System (SALS)
RWO_03388 Short Approach Lighting System (SALS) with Sequenced Flashing Lights
RWO_03390 Short Simplified Approach Lighting (SSAL) System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (RAIL)
RWO_03415 Single Row Centreline Approach Lighting
RWO_03532 SSAL
RWO_03533 SSALR
RWO_03923 Two Parallel Row Anflugbefeuerungssystem
RWO_03924 Two Parallel Row Approach Lighting
RWO_04916 Approach Lighting
RWO_04917 Approach Lights
RWO_04918 Centreline Lights