Runway Status Lights Goes Nationwide

The FAA will spend $400 million over three years to install new runway lights at busy airports. The Runway Status Lights (RSLs) aims to reduce runway incursions. The federal agency expects to award a contract this fall to install the safety devices at 20 additional airports. The lights warn pilots when it is unsafe to cross or enter a runway, and are currently being tested at Dallas/Ft. Worth International and San Diego’s Lindbergh Field.. Runway Status Lights will also be deployed at: Atlanta Hartsfield, Baltimore Washington International, Boston Logan,, Denver International, Detroit Metropolitan, Dulles International , Ft. Lauderdale, Houston Intercontinental, Kennedy International, LaGuardia, Las Vegas, Los Angeles International, Minneapolis, Newark, Chicago O’Hare, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Seattle-Tacoma International.