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.
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.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.