Pavement Edge Lighting May Enhance Situational Awareness
New taxiway light design aims to make pavement edge identification easier.
New taxiway light design aims to make pavement edge identification easier.

One drawback to traditional round taxiway lights is the difficulty pilots often face in determining the precise location of the edge of the taxiway surface using those lights. The technology behind blue taxiway lighting has changed little over the past 50 years, until a recent test of a new kind of lighting fixture began at Ohio’s Cleveland Hopkins Airport (CLE) in February. This involves the new Pavement Edge Light Safety System (Pelss) from Lumin Aerospace.