A witness and video evidence confirmed that Mr. Larsen had used neither the pilot-controlled runway lights nor the airplane’s landing light, which is sometimes used at night during takeoff ...

When the dark sneaks up on you, being aware of what runway lights look like and how to activate them is critically important.

Lights designed to prevent runway incursions were out of service ... “The provision of stop bars at runway-holding positions and their use at night and in visibility conditions greater than ...

“The majority of the work has been carried out at night to ensure the runway remained ... Our pilots have reported that the new runway lights are even visible when tracking out of Wairoa ...