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What do the lights at the very end of the runway emit toward departing and landing aircraft?

Answer

The lights marking the runway ends emit red light toward the runway, indicating the end of runway to a departing aircraft. They emit green light outward from the runway end, indicating the threshold to landing aircraft.

AIM 2-1-4
Read the full regulation — AIM 2-1-4
2-1-4. Runway Edge Light Systems
a. Runway edge lights are used to outline the edges of runways during periods of darkness or restricted
visibility conditions. These light systems are classified according to the intensity or brightness they are capable
of producing: they are the High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRL), Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRL),
and the Low Intensity Runway Lights (LIRL). The HIRL and MIRL systems have variable intensity controls,
whereas the LIRLs normally have one intensity setting.
b. The runway edge lights are white, except on instrument runways yellow replaces white on the last 2,000
feet or half the runway length, whichever is less, to form a caution zone for landings.
c. The lights marking the ends of the runway emit red light toward the runway to indicate the end of runway
to a departing aircraft and emit green outward from the runway end to indicate the threshold to landing aircraft.

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