UNSPSC 39111625: Precision approach path indicator (PAPI) system

A precision approach path indicator (PAPI) is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach (in the vertical plane) to an airport or an aerodrome. It is generally located on the left-hand side of the runway approximately 300 meters beyond the landing threshold of the runway.

UNSPSC 39111625 Precision approach path indicator (PAPI) system is a Commodity code that captures airport lighting and airfield navigation equipment procured by state and local aviation authorities, though recent opportunities in the dataset show minimal direct PAPI-specific activity and instead reflect broader airport infrastructure, ground support, and operational equipment needs. State and local governments—primarily city aviation departments, county airport authorities, and regional transportation bodies—use codes in this family to procure specialized runway, taxiway, and approach lighting systems along with related airport equipment including boarding bridges, tugs, sweepers, and access control systems. The issuing bodies span airport operators across multiple states, with no dominant repeat buyer visible in recent solicitations; the Commodity code sits within a broader procurement ecology where aviation authorities bundle lighting, signaling, and ground support into varied notice types and contract structures.

Recent opportunities tagged under or near this code reveal activity in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, and New York, with airports and airport commissions (Savannah Airport Commission, Okaloosa County's Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, City of Dallas Love Field, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, St. Petersburg's Albert Whitted Airport, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) driving solicitations for boarding ramps, passenger boarding bridges, ground power units, aircraft tugs, ramp sweepers, and specialized lighting equipment. Representative recent solicitations include the City of St. Petersburg's request for two Hali-Brite Lighted LED X Runway Closure Markers with Covers (RFQ 26QUOTE244, due May 26, 2026), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's two-year requirements contract for aeronautical edge lighting equipment and spare parts manufactured by Multi Electric Manufacturing (Bid 6000003331, due May 26, 2026), and Okaloosa County's Invitation to Bid for two mobile adjustable aircraft boarding ramps (ITB AP3026, due February 25, 2026). The PAPI code itself shows little recent direct solicitation activity in the dataset; most tagged opportunities diverge into ground support, access control, and terminal infrastructure procurements that fall outside the code's nominal scope of approach lighting systems.