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2026-08-25
Makkah Airport heliport lighting package – new chance for contractors
The Makkah International Airport adds a heliport with advanced LED lighting. Northlane explains what this means for owners and how Saudi contractors can win the lighting contract.
2026-08-24
GACA Updates Airfield Ground and Obstruction Lighting Standards
GACA has released new airfield ground and obstruction lighting standards. Northlane Solutions explains what the changes mean for Saudi owners and how we can help meet the compliance checklist.
2026-08-23
GACA Updates Airfield Lighting Standards: What Owners Need to Know
GACA recently updated airfield ground and obstruction lighting standards. Northlane Solutions helps Saudi owners understand the changes and comply with new requirements.
2026-08-22
Saudi Aviation Infrastructure Glossary: A to Z Terms Buyers Need
A practitioner glossary of the aviation infrastructure terms buyers meet on Saudi projects, covering airfield ground lighting, heliport design, obstruction lighting, arresting systems and the regulatory acronyms behind GACAR and ICAO Annex 14.
2026-08-15
Planning a Halogen to LED Airfield Ground Lighting Conversion
How to plan a halogen to LED airfield ground lighting conversion: CCR compatibility checks, mixed-circuit operation during phasing, photometric requirements, and sequencing work without closing the runway.
2026-08-01
Planning an Airfield Ground Lighting Project in Saudi Arabia
How to plan an airfield ground lighting project in Saudi Arabia: scoping runway, taxiway and approach systems, control and monitoring integration, halogen versus LED, phasing around live operations, and spares strategy.
2026-07-18
How Heliport Approval Works in Saudi Arabia Under GACAR Part 138
How GACAR Part 138 heliport approval works in Saudi Arabia: who applies, what an aeronautical study covers, the forms involved, and the typical gates a project moves through before an operator can use a helipad.
2026-07-04
GACA Heliport Approval: What Building Owners Should Expect
What a building owner should expect from the GACA heliport approval journey under GACAR Part 138: who applies, the aeronautical study, documentation, inspection, and what makes approvals stall.
2026-06-20
Offshore Helideck Requirements Under CAP 437: What Operators Need to Know
What CAP 437 actually requires on an offshore helideck: perimeter lighting, status lights, friction, drainage, net versus no-net deck design, and the inspection routine that keeps a deck operational.
2026-06-06
What Actually Drives Helipad Construction Cost in Saudi Arabia
The real cost drivers behind helipad construction in Saudi Arabia: site type, structure and civil works, lighting and firefighting scope, GACA approval, and location logistics.
2026-05-23
What a Hospital Helipad in Saudi Arabia Actually Needs
What a Saudi hospital helipad needs to comply with GACAR Part 138: siting logic, how TLOF and FATO sizing is actually determined, lighting and marking basis, firefighting provision, and the approval path from aeronautical study to operation.
2026-05-09
What Drives the Cost of Obstruction Lighting Projects in Saudi Arabia
What actually drives obstruction lighting pricing in Saudi Arabia: structure height and intensity class, solar versus mains power, monitoring, portfolio quantity, and installation access.
2026-04-25
Runway Rubber Removal and Friction Testing: Why Airports Schedule Both Together
Why rubber deposits from landing aircraft drive runway friction loss, how friction testing catches it, why ultra high pressure water removal is the standard method, and how airports build a rubber removal schedule around traffic volume.
2026-04-11
Helipad Lighting Requirements: Perimeter, Floodlighting, Beacons and Wind Cones Under ICAO
What ICAO Annex 14 Volume II and GACAR Part 138 expect from helipad lighting, covering perimeter lights, floodlighting, heliport beacons and illuminated wind cones, explained qualitatively without invented specification values.
2026-03-28
Obstruction Light Types in Saudi Arabia: Low, Medium and High Intensity Explained
How to choose between low, medium and high intensity obstruction lights for towers, cranes and tall buildings in Saudi Arabia, day and night modes, and when each type applies under ICAO Annex 14.
2026-03-14
PAPI Systems Explained: How Four Light Units Guide an Approach
What a PAPI system is, how its four light units signal approach slope, the siting and calibration basics that determine accuracy, and the recurring maintenance obligations that keep it airworthy.