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[[Image:PAPI M39.jpg|thumb|250px|Individual Precision Approach Path Indicator]]

The '''Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)''' is a light system positioned beside the [[runway]] that consists of two, three, or four boxes of lights that provide a visual indication of a [[fixed-wing aircraft]]'s position on the [[glidepath]] for the associated runway. The [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] standard for the PAPI is the same as the [[ICAO]]'s standard [[VASI|Visual GlideApproach Slope Indicator]].

The PAPI is usually located on the left side of the runway and can be seen up to five miles during the day and twenty miles at night. It has two or four lights installed in a single row instead of far and near bars that would be characteristic of Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI).