Narrative:

There are too many vehicles on the movement area at orf. Mowers, fuel trucks, fire trucks, airport police and rescue always crossing runways. There needs to be a service road to keep these vehicles from being on runways and txwys. Only emergency, repair, security and runway/taxiway inspections should be on the movement areas. The airport seems to have forgotten about 'runway incursions.' some operators are confused if you give them taxi instructions if they differ from what they expect, and this airport is very straight-forward layouts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there is an FAA/airport LOA. Airport officials are occasionally reminded by the FAA that operators are not using correct coordination procedures, and the non-communication condition improves -- for a while, then degrades. The occasional runway incursion by a vehicle is immediately dealt with. Airport officials stated to the FAA that a service road was authority/authorized for construction with an expected completion of dec/02. The road would circle around the approach end of runways 5 and 14. This would, in particular, keep fuel trucks from crossing txwys and runways when en route from ramp to ramp. The reporter is aware of a recently filed ucr.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ORF CTLR CONCERNED THAT TOO MANY ARPT VEHICLES ARE PERMITTED TO OPERATE ACROSS RAMPS, TXWYS AND RWYS.

Narrative: THERE ARE TOO MANY VEHICLES ON THE MOVEMENT AREA AT ORF. MOWERS, FUEL TRUCKS, FIRE TRUCKS, ARPT POLICE AND RESCUE ALWAYS XING RWYS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SVC ROAD TO KEEP THESE VEHICLES FROM BEING ON RWYS AND TXWYS. ONLY EMER, REPAIR, SECURITY AND RWY/TXWY INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE ON THE MOVEMENT AREAS. THE ARPT SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT 'RWY INCURSIONS.' SOME OPERATORS ARE CONFUSED IF YOU GIVE THEM TAXI INSTRUCTIONS IF THEY DIFFER FROM WHAT THEY EXPECT, AND THIS ARPT IS VERY STRAIGHT-FORWARD LAYOUTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE IS AN FAA/ARPT LOA. ARPT OFFICIALS ARE OCCASIONALLY REMINDED BY THE FAA THAT OPERATORS ARE NOT USING CORRECT COORD PROCS, AND THE NON-COM CONDITION IMPROVES -- FOR A WHILE, THEN DEGRADES. THE OCCASIONAL RWY INCURSION BY A VEHICLE IS IMMEDIATELY DEALT WITH. ARPT OFFICIALS STATED TO THE FAA THAT A SVC ROAD WAS AUTH FOR CONSTRUCTION WITH AN EXPECTED COMPLETION OF DEC/02. THE ROAD WOULD CIRCLE AROUND THE APCH END OF RWYS 5 AND 14. THIS WOULD, IN PARTICULAR, KEEP FUEL TRUCKS FROM XING TXWYS AND RWYS WHEN ENRTE FROM RAMP TO RAMP. THE RPTR IS AWARE OF A RECENTLY FILED UCR.

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.