Originally Posted by
RatherBeFlying
I don't know what signage is used at LEX, but if it's anything near the ICAO standard this is what they look like:
And yes, the sign is illuminated from inside.
It takes some serious fatigue to see 22 when this kind of sign says 26.
However the arrival time of the pilots the previous day (reported in later posts) does not raise any glaring circadian rhythm adjustment issues.
So what kind of sign is there where the taxiway meets 26? Perhaps because it's just a g/a runway, there's no ICAO standard sign and unfamiliarity with the airport led them to take 26 for 22.
Looking at pictures of the runway layout, it seems that the plane would have passed the 26 sign regardless. So that wouldn't be a surprise. Also, it looks like the sign is some distance from the runway edge.