CTLR AT LNK STATES THERE APPEARS TO BE AN INCREASE OF INCIDENTS BY PLTS USING THE N PARALLEL RWYS LINING UP AND LNDG ON TXWYS OR MISIDENTIFYING THE RWY ASSIGNED.

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CESSNA ASSIGNED RWY 35 LINED UP FOR RWY 36. WHEN RECOGNIZED BY THE LOCAL CTLR; THE CESSNA ATTEMPTED TO LINE UP ON TXWY 'GOLF.' WE HAVE MORE AND MORE OCCURRENCES LIKE THESE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED SEVERAL RPTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ASRS DESCRIBING THE PROB AT LNK WITH WRONG RWY LANDINGS. THE RPTR STATED THE RWYS WERE RENUMBERED ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM 36L AND 36R TO RWY 36 AND 35. HE SAID IT HAS NOT HELPED AND MAY HAVE MADE THE PROB WORSE. HE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A PROB WHEN TFC IS LNDG S. HE SAID THE TWR LOCATION IS NOT A PROB; EVEN WITH THE LCL CTLR POSITION FACING NE. HE SAID THE TWR IS EQUIPPED WITH BRITE RADAR; BUT IS NOT MUCH HELP DETERMINING RWY ALIGNMENT. HE ESTIMATES A WRONG RWY LNDG AT LNK OCCURS APPROX TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. MOSTLY WITH GA ACFT BUT OCCASIONALLY WITH COMMUTER FLTS. THE RPTR SAID A NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN REJECTED TO RENUMBER THE RWYS BACK TO 36L AND 36R. ALSO SUGGESTED WAS PUTTING LETTERING OR A LARGE 'X' ON THE TXWYS TO PREVENT INADVERTENT LANDINGS ON NON RWY SURFACES. HE SAID PRESENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION IS A PLAN TO PUT LEAD IN LIGHTS ON RWY 35.