Airport has no taxiway lights.

Attributes
ACN	257184
Time
Date	199311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mic
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 9
ASRS Report	257184
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We at crystal airport (microphone) have no taxiway lights. We have reflectors lining the outsides of the txwys and I feel there should be lights to assist pilots, especially during the winter months when the txwys are covered with snow and ice. Are airports required to furnish taxiway lights? It is confusing to unfamiliar pilots and I feel it is unsafe. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter informed there are no requirements for an airport to have taxiway lights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT HAS NO TXWY LIGHTS.

Narrative: WE AT CRYSTAL ARPT (MIC) HAVE NO TXWY LIGHTS. WE HAVE REFLECTORS LINING THE OUTSIDES OF THE TXWYS AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE LIGHTS TO ASSIST PLTS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE TXWYS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. ARE ARPTS REQUIRED TO FURNISH TXWY LIGHTS? IT IS CONFUSING TO UNFAMILIAR PLTS AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR INFORMED THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ARPT TO HAVE TXWY LIGHTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.