Narrative:

The taxiway centerline lights at the sfo airport are dangerously bright. For example; when taxiing northbound on B between F and M they are blinding and ruin night vision. There are no taxiway edge lights which forces me to stare at the blinding lights. The same applies to taxiing on F to runway 28L. I squint every time I taxi at night. When on approach to sfo I can see the parallel taxi centerline lights at least 5 miles prior to being able to see the runway edge lights. The high speed taxiway tango off of runway 28R also has no taxiway edge lights and bright taxiway centerline lights.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT ALLEGES THAT THE CENTERLINE TXWY LIGHTS AT SFO ARE TOO BRIGHT.

Narrative: THE TXWY CTRLINE LIGHTS AT THE SFO ARPT ARE DANGEROUSLY BRIGHT. FOR EXAMPLE; WHEN TAXIING NORTHBOUND ON B BETWEEN F AND M THEY ARE BLINDING AND RUIN NIGHT VISION. THERE ARE NO TXWY EDGE LIGHTS WHICH FORCES ME TO STARE AT THE BLINDING LIGHTS. THE SAME APPLIES TO TAXIING ON F TO RWY 28L. I SQUINT EVERY TIME I TAXI AT NIGHT. WHEN ON APCH TO SFO I CAN SEE THE PARALLEL TAXI CTRLINE LIGHTS AT LEAST 5 MILES PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO SEE THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS. THE HIGH SPEED TXWY TANGO OFF OF RWY 28R ALSO HAS NO TXWY EDGE LIGHTS AND BRIGHT TAXIWAY CTRLINE LIGHTS.

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.