Airport LED Lights

Airport lighting falls into two broad groups. The first is Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL), the safety-critical, CAA-regulated systems that guide aircraft, including runway edge and centreline lights, threshold and end lights, taxiway lights, approach lighting and visual glide slope indicators such as PAPI. The second is the general and area lighting around the airport, apron and aircraft stand floodlighting, hangars, terminals and buildings, car parks, access roads and perimeter security. LED & Power specialises in this second group, lighting hangars, aprons, buildings and infrastructure with high-quality LED.

Upgrading area and hangar lighting to LED cuts energy costs by up to 80% against metal halide, and airports run long hours, so the savings are significant. LED gives brighter, more even light with high colour rendering for maintenance and safe movement, reaches full brightness instantly, and lasts far longer, reducing maintenance in hard-to-access areas such as high hangar roofs and apron masts. It also improves CCTV clarity for security across the site.

We produce a full photometric lighting design for your hangar or facility, calculating the maintained lux, uniformity and colour rendering needed for each area, from general floor space to detailed inspection zones. We factor in ceiling height, the aircraft handled and the shadows they cast, then specify the fittings, positions and beam angles to deliver even, shadow-minimised light at the levels maintenance demands. The design is free and tailored to your facility.

The best hangar lighting is high-output LED high bay or linear high bay fittings for the main floor, delivering bright, even light with high CRI for inspection, supported by task and floodlighting for under-wing and fuselage areas where shadows fall. Hazardous zones such as fuelling areas need ATEX-certified fittings. Cooler colour temperatures around 5000K and CRI 90 help technicians see clearly. The right specification depends on your hangar, which we confirm in the design.

Yes. Every hangar and airport building project includes a free lighting design with a full layout and lux level calculations, produced in software such as DIALux. We show fitting positions, wattages, beam angles and predicted light levels, confirming you meet the levels and uniformity needed before you order. It is the best way to get an accurate specification and quote.

During take-off, pilots rely on Aeronautical Ground Lighting along the runway, including runway edge lights, which mark the runway sides, centreline lights, and threshold and runway end lights, along with the approach lighting system and visual glide slope indicators such as PAPI on landing. These are specialist, CAA-regulated systems provided by aeronautical lighting specialists. LED & Power’s focus is the hangar, apron, building and infrastructure lighting around them.

LED area and hangar lighting needs very little maintenance beyond occasional cleaning, as quality fittings last 50,000 hours or more and rarely fail suddenly. That is a major benefit at an airport, where access to high hangar roofs, apron masts and operational areas is difficult and often restricted. Fewer replacements mean lower cost and less disruption. Emergency lighting does still need scheduled testing to stay compliant.

Runway lighting guides aircraft during take-off and landing, with white edge and centreline lights, coloured threshold and end lights, and approach lighting. Taxiway lighting guides aircraft between the runway and stands, using green centreline and blue edge lights. Apron lighting is the floodlighting of aircraft parking and servicing areas, provided by high-mast or high-output floodlights so ground crews can work safely around parked aircraft. Runway and taxiway lighting are specialist, CAA-regulated systems, while apron floodlighting is an area we design and supply.