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Old 4th May 2009, 02:17 PM
Nigel C Nigel C is offline
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Nick, the lighting requirements for it are huge, both in initial installation and ongoing maintenance. Upgrades would be required to the taxiways, High Intensity Approach Lighting (HIAL's) and touchdown zones (TDZ). I've not looked into whether the stopbars are a requirement, but I'm sure Google or someone else here would have the answer!

Sydney used to have TDZ lighting and a much bigger HIAL on Rwy 16R but it was removed a few years ago partly because it required upgrading but mainly due to the extreme cost of maintaining it. IIRC Sydney had Cat I ILS and Cat II runway lighting at the time.
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