B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Chart Or Publication; Procedure
We landed on 13L; taxi to Gate. Taxi instructions were Mike; Bravo; Papa; Delta; to the gate. Used the airfield diagram (Jepps) instead of the company airport page due to need for quick and uncomplicated diagram access after clearing the runway. The Jepps field diagram page infers that Taxiway Papa is adjacent to Taxiway Q on the ramp; when it is actually on the other side of our RON parking area. The company airport page does; however show this. The unnecessary complication/breakup of the airfield diagram information; combined with the need to quickly understand and reference taxiway locations; led to a taxi deviation.Have Jeppesen field diagrams show us the information (taxiway locations/layouts) we need would be nice and uncomplicated our understanding and adherence to taxi instructions.
The reporter stated the Jeppesen Chart is misleading because north of Taxiway P is a large aircraft parking area. Taxiways P and Q are south of the parking area and closer to the gate parking area. The DAL 10-9 Chart should be revised to depict that North parking area so that at night an aircraft is not taxied into that area which is not well lit.
Upon landing on Runway 13L; we exited the runway at B3. Ground Control gave us clearance to Gate XX via M; B; P; D. We took M; B and then mistook Q for P due to the construction in the area.From looking at the chart; this is a little confusing. Ground Control didn't seem to care that much; but we thought we would fill this out just in case and also for record keeping purposes in case this is happening to others.
B737 flight crew reported confusion about the location of DAL Taxiway P on the ramp because the airfield chart does not sufficiently describe a large aircraft parking area north of Taxiway P which can be taxied into.