Originally Posted by
MarkerInbound
The Comair crew even commented “That’s weird with no lights” at the start of their takeoff. FAR 139 requires runways used for air carrier operations to be lit so I’m fairly certain that was their first dark runway airline takeoff. But they were so locked into thinking they were doing it right that warning signs like a dark runway were overlooked.
Verify the runway sign(or painted number) matches the runway you are planning to depart from.