Mia ATCT controller expressed frustration with new runway identify.

Attributes
ACN	591912
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 7 controller radar : 15 controller supervisory : 1
ASRS Report	591912
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented
Miss Distance	horizontal : 800
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	design : mia.airport markings : mia.airport

Narrative:

The problem arose because the airport has not updated the airport diagram. A new runway is under construction, 800 ft 6 mi north of runway 9L. This new runway will be named runway 8. The problem gets bigger because when aircraft are cleared to land on runway 9L, they look to the runway the farthest to the left. This causes aircraft to believe they are lining up with runway 9L when in fact they are lining up with runway 8. This happens several times a day and has been on-going since apr/03. To compound this more, early mornings, you have the sun in the pilot's face. Suggestive corrective action: rename the runways at mia. Suggest rename runway 9R/27L as runway 10/28. Rename runway 8/26 as runway 9L/27R and runway 9L/27R as runway 9R/27L. We have had some very close calls and FAA/airport management refuses to take any corrective measures. If nothing is done, an incident is about to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIA ATCT CTLR EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH NEW RWY IDENT.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE ARPT HAS NOT UPDATED THE ARPT DIAGRAM. A NEW RWY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 800 FT 6 MI N OF RWY 9L. THIS NEW RWY WILL BE NAMED RWY 8. THE PROB GETS BIGGER BECAUSE WHEN ACFT ARE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 9L, THEY LOOK TO THE RWY THE FARTHEST TO THE L. THIS CAUSES ACFT TO BELIEVE THEY ARE LINING UP WITH RWY 9L WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE LINING UP WITH RWY 8. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE APR/03. TO COMPOUND THIS MORE, EARLY MORNINGS, YOU HAVE THE SUN IN THE PLT'S FACE. SUGGESTIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION: RENAME THE RWYS AT MIA. SUGGEST RENAME RWY 9R/27L AS RWY 10/28. RENAME RWY 8/26 AS RWY 9L/27R AND RWY 9L/27R AS RWY 9R/27L. WE HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS AND FAA/ARPT MGMNT REFUSES TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE MEASURES. IF NOTHING IS DONE, AN INCIDENT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

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.