Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40; Flight Crew Total 4100; Flight Crew Type 40
Confusion; Other / Unknown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Excursion Runway
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related; Chart Or Publication
Upon receiving takeoff clearance for runway 1R at intersection Bravo; the Captain (and pilot flying) taxied onto the runway and turned left to line up on the centerline. All lights on the airplane were in the ON position and operable. It appeared we were lined up with the runway centerline. PF advanced the power levers and the airplane began to accelerate. I heard a few (3 or 4) loud thuds that sounded like the nose wheel going over an in-ground runway centerline light. I glanced at the instruments and back outside in order to make the appropriate call-outs. Once I realized we were lined up on the right edge of the runway; the PF began correcting to the left to get toward the center of the runway. The PF continued the takeoff and the flight continued without incident.The intersection did not have lead on lights (green) to enhance crew situational awareness to assure proper line up with the runway centerline.
We were assigned an intersection B departure off of runway 1L. We taxied via taxiway H and held short of runway 1L at B. We were then assigned an intersection B departure from runway 1R. We taxied across runway 1L and lined up on what I thought was the centerline of runway 1R. During the takeoff roll I felt my tires striking something and realized it was the right side edge lights of runway 1R. I corrected to the left to get back to the center of the runway and continued the takeoff and landed with no issues or perceived damage to the aircraft. After discussing the event; my copilot and I both wondered if the runway centerline lights were either very dim or not functioning. There were no green lead in lights to the runway centerline and no perceived centerline once on runway. After correcting to get back to the centerline; we still did not see a centerline. The only runway lights we saw were the runway edge lights and some green lights further down the runway leading from the centerline to one of the taxiways.
Corporate aircraft flight crew reported lining up and beginning their takeoff roll on the right edge of the runway. They quickly realized their error; corrected to centerline; and continued the takeoff.