Narrative:

The airport diagram 10-9 for crw appears to indicate that txwys east; A3; and F are the only rtes by which to access the northwest side of the airline ramp from taxiway a. However; the entire area from taxiway a southeast to the ramp is actually hard-surfaced and gives the impression that a turn may be made from anywhere along taxiway a directly onto the ramp. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the pilot stated that he operated into this airport at night and did in fact taxi across the infield. He does not remember if runway edge line painting exists but he does believe centerline painting was clear. Taxiway lights do exist; but there is 1 white light on the taxiway edge that confused him. He does not know the stress capability of that area. Additionally; the infield area condition is good and is easily confused with the taxiway. Reporter believes the commercial chart should contain a note about the potential confusion between the taxiway and infields. Painting or otherwise marking the infield pavement would help infield identify while actually taxiing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 PLT COMMENTS ON THE CRW ARPT CHART PRESENTATION INDICATING DISTINCT INFIELD AREAS BTWN THE AIRLINE RAMP AND TXWYS A3; E; AND F.

Narrative: THE ARPT DIAGRAM 10-9 FOR CRW APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT TXWYS E; A3; AND F ARE THE ONLY RTES BY WHICH TO ACCESS THE NW SIDE OF THE AIRLINE RAMP FROM TXWY A. HOWEVER; THE ENTIRE AREA FROM TXWY A SE TO THE RAMP IS ACTUALLY HARD-SURFACED AND GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT A TURN MAY BE MADE FROM ANYWHERE ALONG TXWY A DIRECTLY ONTO THE RAMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT STATED THAT HE OPERATED INTO THIS ARPT AT NIGHT AND DID IN FACT TAXI ACROSS THE INFIELD. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF RWY EDGE LINE PAINTING EXISTS BUT HE DOES BELIEVE CTRLINE PAINTING WAS CLR. TXWY LIGHTS DO EXIST; BUT THERE IS 1 WHITE LIGHT ON THE TXWY EDGE THAT CONFUSED HIM. HE DOES NOT KNOW THE STRESS CAPABILITY OF THAT AREA. ADDITIONALLY; THE INFIELD AREA CONDITION IS GOOD AND IS EASILY CONFUSED WITH THE TXWY. RPTR BELIEVES THE COMMERCIAL CHART SHOULD CONTAIN A NOTE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CONFUSION BTWN THE TXWY AND INFIELDS. PAINTING OR OTHERWISE MARKING THE INFIELD PAVEMENT WOULD HELP INFIELD IDENT WHILE ACTUALLY TAXIING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.