Narrative:

The airport diagram needs to depict the turn buttons at the end of each runway. If my air carrier is going to authorize pilots to land on a 98 ft wide runway that is listed for emergency use only (in the form of a flight crew message); then the message should state that; 'there are turn buttons at the end of each runway; but are not depicted on the airport diagram.' the svmc tower is not much help due to the language barrier. This is unacceptable; at night with rain showers and an airport note stating do not use the military section of the airport as a runway turn off point.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PILOT REPORTS THE SVMC ARPT DIAGRAM DOES NOT DEPICT TURN AROUND SPOTS WHERE RWY 02R/20L ENDS.

Narrative: THE ARPT DIAGRAM NEEDS TO DEPICT THE TURN BUTTONS AT THE END OF EACH RWY. IF MY ACR IS GOING TO AUTHORIZE PLTS TO LAND ON A 98 FT WIDE RWY THAT IS LISTED FOR EMER USE ONLY (IN THE FORM OF A FLT CREW MESSAGE); THEN THE MESSAGE SHOULD STATE THAT; 'THERE ARE TURN BUTTONS AT THE END OF EACH RWY; BUT ARE NOT DEPICTED ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM.' THE SVMC TWR IS NOT MUCH HELP DUE TO THE LANGUAGE BARRIER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE; AT NIGHT WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND AN ARPT NOTE STATING DO NOT USE THE MIL SECTION OF THE ARPT AS A RWY TURN OFF POINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.