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VGLS - Semi Flush Steady Burner (SFSB) Initiative

At runways where displaced thresholds are required and/or intersections with another runway require such an application, lights may have to be placed in pavement to permit aircraft and vehicular traffic on the pavement. Semi flush lights primarily assist by providing visual guidance in precision approaches.Semi flush lights must not only withstand the stresses and strains of aircraft, but also endure snowplows and heavy equipment transversing them. 

Last updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023