Embedded in the pavement of runways and taxiways, the lights automatically turn red when other traffic makes it dangerous to enter, cross, or begin takeoff. The lights provide direct, immediate alerts and require no input from controllers. In July 2013, the FAA re-scoped the program to 17 airports.
Skyland (GNIS FID: 1022654) is a populated place LOCATED WITHIN the City of Asheville. In turn, the City of Asheville is located within Buncombe County.
Sylva, North Carolina. Sylva (New Orleans of the Carolinas) is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Plott Balsam Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,588. It is the county seat, having taken over from nearby Webster in 1913.