Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Other / Unknown
No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Human Factors
When taxiing from the ramp area to Taxiway A at A5; there is a real lack of taxiway and runway signs. There is no above ground red sign marking Runway 6-24's location and a runway incursion would be very easy to do at A5 especially since 6-24 is so close to the ramp area. There also is no above ground yellow sign labeling Taxiway A when you taxi to Runway 6. There is only one sign which has the number 6 on it with an arrow pointing to its location to taxi to. Finally; I feel that a hot-spot should be designated on the Airport Diagram where A5 meets Runway 6-24.
CRJ200 Captain reports a paucity of above ground signs indicating Runway 6-24 is close approaching Taxiway A5 at BHM.