3-4-2
Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL)
JO 7110.65BB, Change 3, effective July 9, 2026 · Official text on faa.gov
When separate on-off controls are provided, operate runway end identifier lights:
- When the associated runway lights are lighted. Turn the REIL off after:
- An arriving aircraft has landed.
- A departing aircraft has left the traffic pattern area.
- It is determined that the lights are of no further use to the pilot.
- As required by facility directives to meet local conditions.
- As requested by the pilot.
- Operate intensity setting in accordance with the values in TBL 3-4-1 except as prescribed in subparagraphs b and c above.
TBL 3-4-1 REIL Intensity Setting-Three Step System Settings Visibility Day Night 3 Less than 2 miles Less than 1 mile 2 2 to 5 miles inclusive 1 to but not including 3 miles 1 When requested 3 miles or more