Narrative:

Requested taxi instructions from bil ground. Told to exit ramp at taxiway kilo and taxi to runway 9L. When you exit the ramp at kilo, there are 3 signs: arrow, 'a,' '9L'. The arrow sign and the alpha sign are yellow in color.left the 9L sign is red. This indicates a runway to me. We stopped and inquired why the red sign. We were told that runway 04/22 no longer was in existence and the controller had no idea what color it was. 1) my current commercial chart still included runway 04/22. 2) no NOTAMS for bil stated that 04/22 was closed. 3) incorrect color of sign which should be yellow in color to indicate direction to runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT CHART NOT CURRENT FOR RWY CLOSING. ARTP SIGN INCORRECT COLOR.

Narrative: REQUESTED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM BIL GND. TOLD TO EXIT RAMP AT TXWY KILO AND TAXI TO RWY 9L. WHEN YOU EXIT THE RAMP AT KILO, THERE ARE 3 SIGNS: ARROW, 'A,' '9L'. THE ARROW SIGN AND THE ALPHA SIGN ARE YELLOW IN COLOR.L THE 9L SIGN IS RED. THIS INDICATES A RWY TO ME. WE STOPPED AND INQUIRED WHY THE RED SIGN. WE WERE TOLD THAT RWY 04/22 NO LONGER WAS IN EXISTENCE AND THE CTLR HAD NO IDEA WHAT COLOR IT WAS. 1) MY CURRENT COMMERCIAL CHART STILL INCLUDED RWY 04/22. 2) NO NOTAMS FOR BIL STATED THAT 04/22 WAS CLOSED. 3) INCORRECT COLOR OF SIGN WHICH SHOULD BE YELLOW IN COLOR TO INDICATE DIRECTION TO RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.