Port Soif car park closes for airport lights work

Guernsey Ports said the current equipment was "reaching the end of its design life"

Upgrades to hundreds of lights at Guernsey Airport will result in the temporary closure of a car park.

Guernsey Ports said overnight work to the aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems would replace and modernise equipment, which provides a visual guide to pilots in low visibility.

It said the AGL system refers to lights around the airfield, along the runway centreline and edge, as well as the taxiways and approach lights outside the airport boundary.

Guernsey States said Port Soif would be used as an alternative landing site for medical air transfers while the work is carried out, meaning the car park will shut each night between 19:00 and 07:00 BST until 19 June.

Port Soif car park will be closed to the public each night until maintenance is complete

It said the current equipment was "reaching the end of its design life".

"Due to the age of the current systems, spare parts have become more difficult to source due to obsolescence, and there is a greater risk of failure as the systems continue to age," it said.

"The planned upgrades to the AGL system will significantly reduce the likelihood of any future disruption, which would have an adverse impact on airport operations."