Runway Lighting & Airfield Electrical installations at King Khalid International Airport (RUH)

Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) is the most safety-critical electrical system on any airport: inset and elevated LED runway edge, centreline, threshold, touchdown-zone, taxiway centreline, stop-bar and PAPI lighting, all driven by Constant Current Regulators and an individually addressed lighting control and monitoring system (ILCMS). It interconnects with the A-SMGCS, ATC tower and airfield MV ring. Specifications follow ICAO Annex 14 and FAA AC 150/5345. Buyers are airports, national CAAs and the civil contractors delivering new runways and rehabilitation packages.

A sprawling 1980s-era masterplan set in desert pink sandstone, RUH was designed by HOK when Riyadh was still a secondary capital. Four decades later, the city has outgrown it. Terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 now share the load as traffic hit 37.2 million in 2024, and new carrier Riyadh Air prepares to launch before the airport itself is eclipsed by King Salman International just across town.