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# Runway guard lights

EASA defines “Runway guard lights” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘Runway guard lights’ means a light system intended to caution pilots or vehicle drivers that they are about to enter an active runway.

CS ADR-DSN.A.002 · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · [Read CS ADR-DSN.A.002](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-adr-dsn/chapter-a-general#cs-adr-dsn-a-002)

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