The AKTRA II is the fixture of choice for most major airports. The patented optics of the AKTRA II floodlights are designed to control glare and light trespass to meet strict FAA guidelines. Superior uniformity, beam and glare control help to ensure the safety of pilots, travelers and airport workers. The project utilized our remote stainless steel ballast enclosures for added durability and ease of maintenance. Project Overview: Part of a larger overall multi-million dollar capital improvement of the LAX facility encompassing lighting, new runway, terminal expansions to accommodate Airbus A380, and new state of the art baggage security screening system. Project Scope: To increase overall light levels and improve the uniformity in all non-FAA service and apron areas, using white-light sources, while mitigating light trespass into open active FAA regulated taxi-ways. With the overhauling came a uniform standardization on fixture and lamp, mounting heights, pole and ballast configurations, as well as light levels and uniformity. LAX, with input from various sources, settled on a 4 fc, up to 6 fc, average light level, while trying maintain at least a 2 fc minimum at the far extents of the useable ramp area (essentially at the tail of the aircraft in any given terminal). The pole/mounting height combination used to achieve this was approximately 70 feet, with lower heights necessary where required by FAA airspace. The lamp used was a 1000W metal halide. The Wide-Lite cutoff flood, Aktra II with its internal shield to sharpen cutoff was used as the best source to improve lighting, while keeping glare to a minimum. The Aktra II additionally allows for a high degree of control, providing the opportunity to fine tune the cutoff of light out by the active FAA taxiways.