B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 151; Flight Crew Type 1694
Distraction
Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
ATC Equipment / Nav Facility / Buildings; Equipment / Tooling; Human Factors; Weather
During night flight and after break out at 200 feet and 1/2 mile or better; the new LED runway lights at 25L were so bright that the actual runway could not be seen normally. To clarify; the approach lights and runway outer marking lights may be bright; but the newer; high intensity runway centerline and landing threshold LED lights are far too bright for safe operation; and the high intensity; especially during hazy or foggy visibility conditions; makes it very difficult to actually see the runway itself.
Pilot reports of LED that are so bright that it was difficult to see the actual runway.