Naples Airport Launches Elevated Airfield Lighting Project

Aviation PROS
13 May 2026

Resiliency initiative aims to protect airport operations from storm surge and accelerate post-disaster recovery.

Naples Airport has launched a $25.4 million airfield resiliency project that will elevate runway and taxiway lighting systems to better protect operations during flooding events and storm surge.

Airport officials said the project will make Naples Airport the first coastal airport in the South to implement elevated runway and taxiway lighting as part of a storm resiliency strategy.

The Airfield Lighting Rehabilitation and Electrical Vault Replacement Project includes installation of 1,080 elevated LED edge lights positioned 20 inches above ground level to reduce vulnerability to flooding...

Naples Airport Launches Elevated Airfield Lighting Project | Aviation Pros | 13 May 2026