Auckland Airport completes runway lighting upgrade

Auckland Airport has become the first in New Zealand to switch its runway lighting to LEDs.

The airport has installed 600 LED lights along its 3.6km runway, replacing the old halogen lamps. Up to 20 lights are replaced at a time during twice-weekly overnight runway maintenance closures.

In total, 240 new centreline lights, 186 touchdown zone lights, 52 threshold lights, and 124 runway edge lights have been installed. These LED lights are expected to last 15 times longer than halogen lights and use 70% less power.

A new power center is also under construction at the western end of the airfield, slated for completion next year.