An airport without lighting system would be very dangerous especially at night and would most certainly lead to overshooting the runway or crash on landings. Touchdown areas for helicopters should be lighted by the heliport lights. There are guidelines to use on elevated, ground or rooftop heliports when installing the lighting system and on the helipads which should be adhered to for uniformity all over the world.
Approach lighting should be installed to indicate the best approach direction for a landing helicopter. The light guides the pilot on the desirable approach he or she should approach the heliport. This lighting system should have uniformly space three rows of light. The spacing between them should thirty meters. A crossbar18 meters long should be located 90 meters from the take off area and the final approach perimeter. The crossbar lights are put in such a way that they perpendicularly bisect the approach light lines in intervals of 4.5 meters.
Additional light bulbs can be added beyond the crossbar at intervals of 30m if the final approach needs to be made more visible. The light can either be flashing or steady whichever suits the environment best. The light should be at least 210 meters in length if the approach lighting for a non-precision final approach and take off area.
Final approach and take off area lighting system which are at the ground level should be built at the edges. Areas that take square shapes or are rectangular, the light bulbs should beat least four within 50 metre intervals. Each of the four corners should also have a light. The areas that take other shapes will be endowed with not less than 10 light bulbs within five metres of each other. The omni directional light bulbs should be steady and white.
Aiming lights are also required in heliports. The pilot needs guidance on how to approach the touchdown for safe landing and these lights are his or her guide. They are arranged in such a manner to form a wedge shape pointing the touchdown. 6 white light bulbs make the aiming light with a light at each of the three vertexes.
Touchdown and lift-off area light bulbs should consist of perimeter or flood light bulbs. If FATO lights are available luminescent panel light bulbs are used. They are place at the edge or 1.5m from the touchdown area. At least 4 lights on each side at 3m interval for elevated and 5m interval for ground heliport should be installed. The color of these light bulbs should be green and they are set to be steady. Floodlights are place on floor level at a maximum of 10m spacing.
The system will not be complete without taxiway and apron lightings. They are blue in color and omni-directional. A 240V low voltage transformer is used to power them.
ICAO has set some more clear guidelines on heliport light installation which are made for your safety. The light used should have brilliancy control for use in different situations. The intensity of light need at a clear full moon light is not the same to one needed for a rainy dark night. For a save heliport all the lightings must be done at the right places using the right color of light.
Approach lighting should be installed to indicate the best approach direction for a landing helicopter. The light guides the pilot on the desirable approach he or she should approach the heliport. This lighting system should have uniformly space three rows of light. The spacing between them should thirty meters. A crossbar18 meters long should be located 90 meters from the take off area and the final approach perimeter. The crossbar lights are put in such a way that they perpendicularly bisect the approach light lines in intervals of 4.5 meters.
Additional light bulbs can be added beyond the crossbar at intervals of 30m if the final approach needs to be made more visible. The light can either be flashing or steady whichever suits the environment best. The light should be at least 210 meters in length if the approach lighting for a non-precision final approach and take off area.
Final approach and take off area lighting system which are at the ground level should be built at the edges. Areas that take square shapes or are rectangular, the light bulbs should beat least four within 50 metre intervals. Each of the four corners should also have a light. The areas that take other shapes will be endowed with not less than 10 light bulbs within five metres of each other. The omni directional light bulbs should be steady and white.
Aiming lights are also required in heliports. The pilot needs guidance on how to approach the touchdown for safe landing and these lights are his or her guide. They are arranged in such a manner to form a wedge shape pointing the touchdown. 6 white light bulbs make the aiming light with a light at each of the three vertexes.
Touchdown and lift-off area light bulbs should consist of perimeter or flood light bulbs. If FATO lights are available luminescent panel light bulbs are used. They are place at the edge or 1.5m from the touchdown area. At least 4 lights on each side at 3m interval for elevated and 5m interval for ground heliport should be installed. The color of these light bulbs should be green and they are set to be steady. Floodlights are place on floor level at a maximum of 10m spacing.
The system will not be complete without taxiway and apron lightings. They are blue in color and omni-directional. A 240V low voltage transformer is used to power them.
ICAO has set some more clear guidelines on heliport light installation which are made for your safety. The light used should have brilliancy control for use in different situations. The intensity of light need at a clear full moon light is not the same to one needed for a rainy dark night. For a save heliport all the lightings must be done at the right places using the right color of light.
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