These roof tops are almost flat and are on the short approach path into Port Columbus. They have to be aimed at airline passengers. Do most major airports have this sort of advertising??

They used to be called air markers. They would have a company logo then an arrow pointing the direction to the airport and and mileage. The Shell Oil distributor in downtown Port Angeles, WA used to have a neat one on the corrugated roof of the operation that went back to the 30's. They kept painting it every few years. I remember it as a kid. Then there was some kind of county reg. about advertising on roofs. Some local pilots who liked the history of it tried to get it grandfathered in but lost the effort, and it was painted over.
Here is another slant on the air marker, pointing to the town of Port Angeles from the airport. FWIW the hangar in the photo is still out at the PA airport, but it was added on to on each side so it looks like one big building. The tower on the roof is gone.
This picture was taken by a long time local pilot and my dad made a copy of it 30+ years ago. The caption is, "Port Angeles Hangar through the struts of my cub-1937. Charles Fenwick" I have it framed in my home office.
I guess roof signs are now just advertising now. Back in the day it was to provide a service to aviation and advertise.

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There is a strip club just west of Detroit Metro, DTW, called the Landing Strip. On the roof they had " Tits Ass and Rock & Roll". It was visable from aircraft departing to the west. Don't know if it's still there.

They should bring this back.

I have always enjoyed seeing ads on roof tops. When I first learned to fly I used to fly by pilotage/dead reconing a lot as I couldn't afford a nav radio. The water tower with the name of the town was always a good indicator that you were where you hoped. Some times you could see these airmarkers on buildings pointing the way to the airport you were headed to. Unicom frequencies are seen on some. You don't see it as much anymore. Now you see Xs at the runway threshhold from the air more than airmarkers pointing to these old country airports.

obxbushpilot wrote:Now you see Xs at the runway threshhold from the air more than airmarkers pointing to these old country airports.

Ahhhhhhh 321TL base to final for runway X

obxbushpilot wrote:
"Now you see Xs at the runway threshhold from the air more than airmarkers pointing to these old country airports.


Ahhhhhhh 321TL base to final for runway X"


Isn't that runway 10?