Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi to runway 3. I was quite familiar with the fargo airport but had never used runway 3. I had always been cleared to taxi to runway 35 without any instructions to taxi down any runways but every time we have gotten there by taxiing down runway 3. I got so used to using runway 3 as a taxiway that when the wind was strong and favoring the runway 3 we decided to use it. We taxied onto 3 as there are no txwys to it and no red identifying runway signs at the intersection of taxiway G2 and 3. There is the yellow taxiway type sign that is at the G2 runway 3 intersection. I think this type of situation can be avoided by the ground control always clearing traffic to taxi to runway 35 via runway 3 or taxi to runway 3 and hold short at runway 3. Also a red runway identifying sign at the intersection would be helpful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF FREIGHTER AIR CARRIER TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 3. I WAS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE FARGO ARPT BUT HAD NEVER USED RWY 3. I HAD ALWAYS BEEN CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 35 WITHOUT ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI DOWN ANY RWYS BUT EVERY TIME WE HAVE GOTTEN THERE BY TAXIING DOWN RWY 3. I GOT SO USED TO USING RWY 3 AS A TXWY THAT WHEN THE WIND WAS STRONG AND FAVORING THE RWY 3 WE DECIDED TO USE IT. WE TAXIED ONTO 3 AS THERE ARE NO TXWYS TO IT AND NO RED IDENTIFYING RWY SIGNS AT THE INTXN OF TXWY G2 AND 3. THERE IS THE YELLOW TXWY TYPE SIGN THAT IS AT THE G2 RWY 3 INTXN. I THINK THIS TYPE OF SITUATION CAN BE AVOIDED BY THE GND CTL ALWAYS CLEARING TFC TO TAXI TO RWY 35 VIA RWY 3 OR TAXI TO RWY 3 AND HOLD SHORT AT RWY 3. ALSO A RED RWY IDENTIFYING SIGN AT THE INTXN WOULD BE HELPFUL.

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.