Air carrier Captain reported there are no taxi lights at MCI's taxiways and at night it is extremely hard to find ramp entry at taxiways N1; N2; and N3. Reporter noted it is especially dangerous with opposite direction traffic on Taxiway Bravo.

Date: 2025-05 · Aircraft: Commercial Fixed Wing · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|less-severe|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|ground-event-encounter-ground-equipment-issue

Synopsis

Air carrier Captain reported there are no taxi lights at MCI's taxiways and at night it is extremely hard to find ramp entry at taxiways N1; N2; and N3. Reporter noted it is especially dangerous with opposite direction traffic on Taxiway Bravo.

Narrative

Last week I operated from ZZZ to MCI at night. I flew the ILS 19L and exited the runway at Taxiway Delta. Prior to landing; the FO and I briefed the hot spots and threats on the ground. After landing; our taxi instruction was Delta; Charlie; Bravo; N1 and on Bravo contact Ramp. We are taxiing north on Bravo and Aircraft Y who just pushed off of his ramp; is facing south on Bravo. The condition on the ramp is wet and pitch black (night time); there are no taxi lights on the taxiways.Threat #1. It's very / extremely hard to see the opposite direction aircraft on Bravo at night; this could possibly be a head-on collision or nose-to-nose situation if there is opposite direction traffic like in our case. This should be noted on the 10-7 pages for MCI taxi operations at night.Threat #2. We were told to enter the ramp at N1; N1 is NOT lit; it's just painted yellow taxi lines; it's very / extremely hard to find N1; N2; or N3 at night with opposite direction traffic on Bravo; this should be noted in the 10-7 page at MCI.Threat #3. Hot Spot 3 is very big along Taxiway Bravo; it should be noted in the 10-7 page; crews should use all available lights to see ramp entry at N1; N2; or N3 because a potential head-on collision or nose-to-nose situation could happen. Please advise your comments.

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