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Runway Edge (MAL_15)

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

RDF: mal_15.ttl

Name

runwayEdge

Attribute

MAL Aerodrome Movement Area Light System Type

Definition

Runway edge lights are used to outline the edges of runways during periods of darkness or restricted visibility conditions.

Description

These light systems are classified according to the intensity or brightness they are capable of producing: they are the High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRL), Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRL), and the Low Intensity Runway Lights (LIRL). The HIRL and MIRL systems have variable intensity controls, whereas the LIRLs normally have one intensity setting.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

• GB011 Aerodrome Movement Area Lighting
• GB045 Stopway

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_01590 High Intensity Runway Edge Lights
• RWO_02017 Low Intensity Runway Edge Lights
• RWO_03192 Runway Edge Lighting
• RWO_03193 Runway Edge Lights

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.