

A navigational lighting system installed at airports to provide visual precision approach path guidance to pilots preparing to land.
The PAPI light unit closest to the runway shall be located 15 m from the runway edge (10 m for APAPI); all PAPI light units must maintain a minimum distance of 14 m from other taxiways, runways, and aprons (9 m for APAPI). The standard spacing between PAPI units is 9 m; however, when the approach width is insufficient to accommodate four 9-m-spaced units, a minimum spacing of 6 m may be used, provided the nearest unit remains at least 10 m from the runway edge. For APAPI units, the standard spacing is 6 m, with an installation tolerance of ±1 m.
