Design and Installation of Flasher Baffles at the Arcata/Eureka Airport

The medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights operating on runway 32 at the Acrata/Eureka Airport in McKinleyville, California, was causing a severe glare hazard to motorists driving on a nearby highway that crossed through the system, approximately 1400 feet from the end of the runway. Engineers designed, developed, and constructed three different aluminum baffles specifically for the situation at the airport. Ground and flight evaluations were conducted to determine if the glare hazard had been evaluated without effecting the usability of the lights for approaching aircraft. The results of those evaluations have been released in the following Technical Note.

DOT/FAA/AR-TN05-41
Authors: James W. Patterson