Narrative:

As we taxied along taxiway east toward runway 15/33 on the northeast side of chs, we passed taxiway J and then crossed a set of ILS hold lines which were flanked by red signs having a white CAT ii on them. Then we encountered the actual runway hold short yellow lines, but there were no signs at all flanking them where you would normally see the red signs with white runway numbers on them. There were also no yellow wig-wag lights, just the yellow line. When I called the tower and told them about the lack of signage, the controller said that the military was in charge of maintaining the airport and that signs were missing all over the place. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: a chs tower specialist stated that the military owns the airport property and controls most of its area, including the west ramp and txwys. Air carrier X and the military ramp are normally non movement areas. This area (the west side) was reported by the specialist to be lacking in proper signage. Txwys a, B, C, east, and G (the east side) are controled by the 'charleston county aviation authority/authorized' and display proper signs and markings.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CARJ CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT CHS, CROSSED A HOLD SHORT LINE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: AS WE TAXIED ALONG TXWY E TOWARD RWY 15/33 ON THE NE SIDE OF CHS, WE PASSED TXWY J AND THEN CROSSED A SET OF ILS HOLD LINES WHICH WERE FLANKED BY RED SIGNS HAVING A WHITE CAT II ON THEM. THEN WE ENCOUNTERED THE ACTUAL RWY HOLD SHORT YELLOW LINES, BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS AT ALL FLANKING THEM WHERE YOU WOULD NORMALLY SEE THE RED SIGNS WITH WHITE RWY NUMBERS ON THEM. THERE WERE ALSO NO YELLOW WIG-WAG LIGHTS, JUST THE YELLOW LINE. WHEN I CALLED THE TWR AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LACK OF SIGNAGE, THE CTLR SAID THAT THE MIL WAS IN CHARGE OF MAINTAINING THE ARPT AND THAT SIGNS WERE MISSING ALL OVER THE PLACE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A CHS TWR SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE MIL OWNS THE ARPT PROPERTY AND CTLS MOST OF ITS AREA, INCLUDING THE W RAMP AND TXWYS. ACR X AND THE MIL RAMP ARE NORMALLY NON MOVEMENT AREAS. THIS AREA (THE W SIDE) WAS RPTED BY THE SPECIALIST TO BE LACKING IN PROPER SIGNAGE. TXWYS A, B, C, E, AND G (THE E SIDE) ARE CTLED BY THE 'CHARLESTON COUNTY AVIATION AUTH' AND DISPLAY PROPER SIGNS AND MARKINGS.

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.