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AO-0209 — Enhanced Runway Usage Awareness

The runway usage awareness is enhanced thanks to implementation of the Runway Status Light (RWSL) system (which covers both new procedures and new airfield lights). RWSL is a surveillance driven automatic system that visually indicates to flight crews and vehicle drivers when it is unsafe to enter, use or cross a runway, through new airfield lights which can be composed of Runway Entrance Lights (REL), Take-off Hold Lights (THL) and Runway Intersection Lights (RIL).

Rationale
Increase awareness of the runway usage to all involved actors, reducing the number of hazardous situations on the runway, e.g. number of the most severe runway incursions (Cat. A and B). The main benefit is related to the increase of runway usage awareness, and consequently an increase of runway safety.
Forecast V3 end date
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Benefits start date (IOC)
29-04-2021
Full benefits date (FOC)
29-04-2026
Current Maturity Level
V3 finalised
Solution Data Quality Index
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Current Maturity Phase
R&D
Scope
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Release
R5
PCP Status
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Context

Related Elements
Enablers
Activities
B2

Enablers

Timeline Table

Dependent OI Steps: No associated data

SESAR Solutions

Code Title Program Related Elements Analysis
#01 RunWay Status Lights SESAR1
Analysis

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Implementation Objectives

Code Title Related Elements
AOP18 Runway Status Lights (RWSL)

ICAO Block Modules

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Designator Title Related Elements
  B2
B2-SURF Optimized Surface Routing and Safety Benefits (A-SMGCS Level 3-4 and SVS)