The airport has installed 600 LED lights along its 3.6km runway, replacing the old halogen lamps, with up to 20 lights at a time replaced during twice-weekly overnight runway maintenance closures.
Funded by $70 million from the airport itself and $60 million from the federal government, the runway upgrades – which began last year – were completed in three stages, and could open up flights to Asian destinations within the next few years, said air…
The airport has installed 600 LED lights along its 3.6km runway, replacing the old halogen lamps, with up to 20 lights at a time replaced during twice-weekly overnight runway maintenance closures.