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Birmingham Airport

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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Routes out

133

Destinations

ICAO

EGBB

Elevation

327 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Birmingham Airport

BHX

Location

Birmingham, West Midlands · ENG · United Kingdom

Connectivity

133 routes · 81 destinations

Position

52.454°, -1.748° · 327 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

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The Midlands' international gateway connecting the UK's heartland.

Opened

1939

Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) is the United Kingdom's seventh-busiest airport and the largest serving the Midlands region. Located approximately 8 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre, it handles over 12 million passengers annually and offers direct flights to more than 140 destinations across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. The airport has undergone significant investment over the decades, including the opening of a new terminal extension and the AirRail Link, a people-mover connecting the terminal directly to Birmingham International railway station. It serves as an important alternative to London's congested airports for both leisure and business travellers across central England. Birmingham Airport is owned and operated by a consortium of local authorities and private investors, with Aena, the Spanish airport operator, holding a significant stake. The airport continues to pursue expansion plans to grow its capacity and route network.

Terminals

The airport operates a single integrated terminal building, with two piers (Pier A and Pier B) serving departing passengers across multiple gates.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Birmingham city centre and the national rail network via a free Airail Link shuttle to Birmingham International railway station, with regular trains taking around 10 minutes into the city.

Airlines here

Key carriers include Ryanair, Jet2, TUI Airways, Emirates, and British Airways, among others serving scheduled and charter routes.

Notable facts

›Birmingham Airport opened in 1939 and was used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
›The free Airail Link monorail connects the terminal to Birmingham International station in under 90 seconds.
›Aena, the world's largest airport operator by passenger numbers, holds a stake in Birmingham Airport.
›The airport serves as the largest airport in the UK outside of London and Scotland.
›BHX handled a record 13.4 million passengers in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic reduced traffic significantly.

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Route map (79 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

BHX → HAM4U · CRJ

BHX → TXL4U · 319

BHX → LYSAF · E75

BHX → CDGAF · 319 320

BHX → DELAI · 788

BHX → AMSBE · E75 DH4

BHX → CDGBE · E95

BHX → DBVBE · E75

BHX → GLABE · DH4 E75

BHX → INVBE · DH4 E75

BHX → BHDBE · DH4 E75

BHX → HAJBE · E75

BHX → IOMBE · DH4

BHX → LYSBE · E75

BHX → OPOBE · E75

BHX → WATBE · DH4

BHX → ABZBE · E75 DH4

BHX → EDIBE · DH4 E75

BHX → FLRBE · E75

BHX → GCIBE · DH4

BHX → MXPBE · E75

BHX → STRBE · E75 DH4

BHX → ALCBE · E75

BHX → CGNBE · DH4 E75

BHX → DUSBE · E75 DH4 E95

BHX → JERBE · DH4 E75

BHX → NOCBE · DH4

BHX → GOTBM · ER4

BHX → ACEDE · 757

BHX → DUBEI · 320

BHX → ORKEI · AT7

BHX → SNNEI · AT4 AT7

BHX → DXBEK · 77W

BHX → ACEFR · 738

BHX → KRKFR · 738

BHX → MJVFR · 738

BHX → MLAFR · 738

BHX → TFSFR · 738

BHX → AGPFR · 738

BHX → BCNFR · 738

BHX → DUBFR · 738

BHX → IBZFR · 738

BHX → KUNFR · 738

BHX → LPAFR · 738

BHX → BZGFR · 738

BHX → FAOFR · 738

BHX → FUEFR · 738

BHX → ALCFR · 738

BHX → BTSFR · 738

BHX → GDNFR · 738

BHX → KTWFR · 738

BHX → LDYFR · 738

BHX → PMIFR · 738

BHX → REUFR · 738

BHX → AMSKL · 737 EMJ

BHX → MLAKM · 320 319

BHX → FRALH · 319 733 32A 321 320

BHX → DUSLH · CR9

BHX → EWRLH · 752

BHX → MUCLH · E95

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32125 routes Boeing 737-80022 routes 75W22 routes Airbus A32020 routes Embraer 17518 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q16 routes Boeing 757-20011 routes 73H11 routes Airbus A3196 routes Embraer 1953 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes Boeing 777-300ER2 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Birmingham Airport, formerly Birmingham International Airport, is an international airport in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England. It lies 7 nautical miles east-south-east of Birmingham city centre and 9.5 nautical miles west-north-west of Coventry, slightly north of Bickenhill village.

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