An A320 captain noted that departing den runway 08 at night; only 2;000 to 3;000 feet of centerline ...

Narrative:

During departure from den runway 08; night VMC; I noticed that the runway centerline lights are only visual for 2000 to 3000 feet ahead of the aircraft. The centerline lights to the end of the runway were not visible including the alternating red and white lights of the last 3000 feet. This would prove difficult during an engine-out situation in which directional control is enhanced by using an aiming point of the centerline lights at the farthest end of the runway. I have spoken with other pilots who have noticed the same condition on other runways at den.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Captain noted that departing DEN Runway 08 at night; only 2;000 to 3;000 feet of centerline lights preceding the aircraft are visible. The runway end alternating red and white lights are not visible until approaching them.

Narrative: During departure from DEN Runway 08; night VMC; I noticed that the runway centerline lights are only visual for 2000 to 3000 feet ahead of the aircraft. The centerline lights to the end of the runway were not visible including the alternating red and white lights of the last 3000 feet. This would prove difficult during an engine-out situation in which directional control is enhanced by using an aiming point of the centerline lights at the farthest end of the runway. I have spoken with other pilots who have noticed the same condition on other runways at DEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1263640
Time
Date	201505
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DEN.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

An A320 captain noted that departing den runway 08 at night; only 2;000 to 3;000 feet of centerline lights preceding the aircraft are visible. The runway end alternating red and white lights are not visible until approaching them.