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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:

  1. When the associated runway lights are lighted. Turn the REIL off after:
    1. An arriving aircraft has landed.
    2. A departing aircraft has left the traffic pattern area.
    3. It is determined that the lights are of no further use to the pilot.
  2. As required by facility directives to meet local conditions.
  3. As requested by the pilot.
  4. 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
    SettingsVisibility
    DayNight
    3Less than 2 milesLess than 1 mile
    22 to 5 miles inclusive1 to but not including 3 miles
    1When requested3 miles or more