How Do Airport Lights work?

Question

Hi, I was wondering, how do the lights at an airport work?? Whenever I fly at night, when we take a turn facing any of the runway lights built into the ground, they look like they are build above the runway surfay like they are sticking up, unless we take another turn out of the direct angle of the light. And how do they make them into the runway?? Im also Flying tomorrow to Orlando and Ive always wondered how they do this.

Answer 1

The runway centerline lights are sticking out slightly from the runway surface.  You can sometimes hear them if the pilot flying is running over them with the nosewheel tires.  We call it flying by braille!  Just kidding.  The runway edge lighs are on little lampstands, sort of.  They do stick out, and you can hit them if you're not careful.  I'm not sure what you mean by asking how they make them into the runway.  Lights at the airport are pretty complex, so I hope I answered your question.

Answer 2

On runways, green lights indicate the beginning of the runway for landing, while red lights indicate the end of the runway. Runway edge lighting consists of white lights spaced out on both sides of the runway, indicating the edge. Some airports have more complicated lighting on the runways including lights that run down the center line of the runway and lights that help indicate the approach (an Approach Lighting System, or ALS). Low-traffic airports may use Pilot Controlled Lighting to save electricity and staffing costs.

Along taxiways, blue lights indicate the taxiway's edge, and some airports have embedded green lights that indicate the center line.

The taxi lights do not stick out of the runway. They are not actually on the runway, but only on the sides and the ends, although some airports have lights in the center to show the center line. The lights are made and fixed onto the ground. and electricity is provided through underground wires.

Answer 3

The lights are not on the tarmack itself. They are along the sides of the runway and at the beginning of the runway. The ones along the sides are not very tall but the end lights are on poles and at graduated heights.