Table 1. ATC light signals.
Light Signal | Aircraft in Flight | Aircraft on the Ground |
Steady green | Cleared to land | Cleared for take-off |
Steady red | Give way to other aircraft and continue circling | Stop |
Series of green flashes | Return for landing (clearance to land and to taxi will be given in due course) | Cleared to taxi |
Series of red flashes | Aerodrome unsafe, do not land | Taxi clear of landing area in use |
Flashing white | Land at this aerodrome and proceed to apron | Return to starting point on aerodrome |
Alternating red and green flashes | Danger, be on the alert | Danger, be on the alert |