Narrative:

Unlike other major airports with confusing; and crossing; runways; boston logan stands alone in not having adequate hold short lighting for most runways; most intxns. This airport has numerous taxi hot spots which require extensive briefing; in addition to multiple and cascading taxi closures due to repaving. Yet; there are no wig-wag lights; amber hold short lights; or (better yet) stop bars for most taxiway/runway intxns. None for the approach end of runway 22R; none for holding short of runway 22R on taxiway C when taxiing clear of runway 27. Think of visibility at night in the rain or fog; and please commiserate with the poor pilot who is trying to see a painted line which does not reflect in standing water. Perhaps this airport is planning on putting lights in; but it has taken far too long. If runway incursions are a hot item; then adequate markings would seem to be the cheapest insurance for clarity during taxi.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PLT COMMENTS ABOUT BOS RWY AND TXWY HOLD SHORT MARKINGS NOT STANDING OUT AGAINST THEIR BACKGROUND AT NIGHT AND IN FOG.

Narrative: UNLIKE OTHER MAJOR ARPTS WITH CONFUSING; AND CROSSING; RWYS; BOSTON LOGAN STANDS ALONE IN NOT HAVING ADEQUATE HOLD SHORT LIGHTING FOR MOST RWYS; MOST INTXNS. THIS ARPT HAS NUMEROUS TAXI HOT SPOTS WHICH REQUIRE EXTENSIVE BRIEFING; IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE AND CASCADING TAXI CLOSURES DUE TO REPAVING. YET; THERE ARE NO WIG-WAG LIGHTS; AMBER HOLD SHORT LIGHTS; OR (BETTER YET) STOP BARS FOR MOST TXWY/RWY INTXNS. NONE FOR THE APCH END OF RWY 22R; NONE FOR HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 22R ON TXWY C WHEN TAXIING CLR OF RWY 27. THINK OF VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN OR FOG; AND PLEASE COMMISERATE WITH THE POOR PLT WHO IS TRYING TO SEE A PAINTED LINE WHICH DOES NOT REFLECT IN STANDING WATER. PERHAPS THIS ARPT IS PLANNING ON PUTTING LIGHTS IN; BUT IT HAS TAKEN FAR TOO LONG. IF RWY INCURSIONS ARE A HOT ITEM; THEN ADEQUATE MARKINGS WOULD SEEM TO BE THE CHEAPEST INSURANCE FOR CLARITY DURING TAXI.

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.