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Birmingham Airport

ICAO EGBB52.4539°N 1.7480°W100 m / 327 ftLarge airport

Birmingham Airport (IATA: BHX, ICAO: EGBB) is a large airport in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 3,052 m (10,013 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 9.6 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1939–1939

1939

OpenedBirmingham Airport opens.

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

15/33148° / 328° · LIT

LENGTH3,052 m10,013 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022

8.6M

8.9M

9.1M

9.7M

10.2M

11.6M

13.0M

12.5M

12.6M

2.9M

2.5M

9.6M

111213141516171819202122

Routes

143 destinations · 45 countries

Year-round77

IOMIsle of Man AirportIsle of Man · Loganair263 km163 mi DUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair, Aer Lingus321 km199 mi GCIGuernsey AirportGuernsey · Aurigny Air Services341 km212 mi JERJersey AirportJersey · easyJet362 km225 mi BHDGeorge Best Belfast City AirportUnited Kingdom · Aer Lingus363 km226 mi BFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet383 km238 mi EDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet403 km250 mi GLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet418 km260 mi BVABeauvais-Tillé airportFrance · Ryanair429 km267 mi AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM, easyJet442 km275 mi LDYCity of Derry AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet458 km285 mi SNNShannon AirportIreland · Ryanair486 km302 mi CDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France, easyJet488 km303 mi NOCIreland West Airport KnockIreland · Ryanair498 km309 mi ABZAberdeen International AirportUnited Kingdom · Loganair529 km329 mi INVInverness AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet584 km363 mi DUSDüsseldorf AirportGermany · Eurowings598 km372 mi FRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa766 km476 mi GVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · easyJet894 km556 mi CPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines1,002 km623 mi BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · Ryanair, easyJet1,033 km642 mi MUCMunich AirportGermany · Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa1,060 km659 mi MXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · easyJet1,074 km667 mi LINMilano Linate AirportItaly · easyJet1,118 km695 mi BGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Ryanair1,123 km698 mi PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Jet2.com, easyJet1,141 km709 mi NCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · easyJet1,181 km734 mi VRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Ryanair1,209 km751 mi POZPoznań-Ławica AirportPoland · Ryanair1,255 km780 mi TSFTreviso AirportItaly · Ryanair1,263 km785 mi BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,274 km792 mi BZGIgnacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz AirportPoland · Ryanair1,325 km823 mi MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Ryanair1,337 km831 mi OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Ryanair1,351 km839 mi LCJŁódź Władysław Reymont AirportPoland · Ryanair1,442 km896 mi VLCValencia AirportSpain · Ryanair1,445 km898 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Ryanair1,475 km917 mi WMIWarsaw Modlin AirportPoland · Ryanair1,512 km940 mi KRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,515 km941 mi ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,579 km981 mi FCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,583 km984 mi BUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,597 km992 mi LISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · Ryanair, easyJet1,623 km1,008 mi RMURegion of Murcia International AirportSpain · Ryanair1,630 km1,013 mi SVQSeville AirportSpain · Ryanair1,703 km1,058 mi AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet1,768 km1,099 mi FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,784 km1,109 mi GIBGibraltar AirportGibraltar · easyJet1,835 km1,140 mi TIATirana International Airport Mother TeresaAlbania · Ryanair2,028 km1,260 mi NBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · easyJet2,057 km1,278 mi CRACraiova International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,083 km1,294 mi SOFSofia AirportBulgaria · Ryanair2,161 km1,343 mi OTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · Ryanair2,213 km1,375 mi MLAMalta International AirportMalta · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,245 km1,395 mi RAKMarrakesh Menara AirportMorocco · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,374 km1,475 mi FNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Jet2.com2,506 km1,557 mi AGAAl Massira AirportMorocco · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +12,539 km1,578 mi ISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines2,602 km1,617 mi SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines2,666 km1,657 mi ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,790 km1,734 mi FUEFuerteventura AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,850 km1,771 mi LPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet2,951 km1,834 mi TFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +12,978 km1,850 mi AYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com, easyJet3,060 km1,901 mi PFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com, Ryanair3,340 km2,075 mi CAICairo International AirportEgypt · EgyptAir3,664 km2,277 mi SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet4,030 km2,504 mi HRGHurghada International AirportEgypt · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet4,065 km2,526 mi SIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportCape Verde · TUI Airways4,384 km2,724 mi BVCAristides Pereira International AirportCape Verde · TUI Airways4,445 km2,762 mi JEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia4,878 km3,031 mi DOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways5,352 km3,326 mi DXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates5,604 km3,482 mi ATQSri Guru Ram Das Ji International AirportIndia · Air India6,393 km3,972 mi DELIndira Gandhi International AirportIndia · Air India6,799 km4,225 mi MBJSangster International AirportJamaica · TUI Airways7,456 km4,633 mi CUNCancún International AirportMexico · TUI Airways7,845 km4,875 mi

Seasonal83

JERJersey AirportJersey · Jet2.com362 km225 mi CGNCologne Bonn AirportGermany · Jet2.com638 km396 mi BODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · easyJet851 km529 mi EGCBergerac Dordogne-Périgord airportFrance · Jet2.com864 km537 mi GVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · Jet2.com894 km556 mi CMFChambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · Jet2.com, TUI Airways939 km583 mi GNBGrenoble Alpes Isère AirportFrance · Jet2.com, Ryanair, easyJet942 km585 mi BGOBergen Airport, FleslandNorway · Jet2.com970 km603 mi CPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · Jet2.com, easyJet1,002 km623 mi TLSToulouse-Blagnac AirportFrance · TUI Airways, Ryanair1,008 km626 mi SDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSpain · Ryanair1,015 km631 mi TRNTurin AirportItaly · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair1,058 km657 mi INNInnsbruck AirportAustria · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet1,100 km684 mi PGFPerpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportFrance · Ryanair1,134 km705 mi OSLOslo-Gardermoen International AirportNorway · TUI Airways1,166 km725 mi SZGSalzburg AirportAustria · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair1,170 km727 mi NCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · Jet2.com1,181 km734 mi VRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,209 km751 mi GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair1,221 km759 mi REUReus AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair1,276 km793 mi VCEVenice Marco Polo AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,283 km797 mi PSAPisa International AirportItaly · Jet2.com, Ryanair1,325 km823 mi OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Jet2.com1,351 km839 mi GDNGdańsk Lech Wałęsa AirportPoland · Jet2.com1,352 km840 mi VIEVienna International AirportAustria · Jet2.com1,384 km860 mi PUYPula AirportCroatia · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,420 km882 mi ARNStockholm-Arlanda AirportSweden · Ryanair1,452 km902 mi MAHMenorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,472 km915 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet1,475 km917 mi KRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · easyJet1,515 km941 mi IBZIbiza AirportSpain · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair1,529 km950 mi OLBOlbia Costa Smeralda AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,542 km958 mi ZADZadar AirportCroatia · Ryanair1,564 km972 mi ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · TUI Airways1,579 km981 mi BUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · TUI Airways1,597 km992 mi SPUSplit Saint Jerome AirportCroatia · Jet2.com1,661 km1,032 mi LEIAlmería AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,736 km1,079 mi KEFKeflavik International AirportIceland · easyJet1,755 km1,091 mi AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · TUI Airways1,768 km1,099 mi NAPNaples International AirportItaly · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,768 km1,099 mi XRYJerez AirportSpain · Jet2.com1,779 km1,105 mi FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · easyJet1,784 km1,109 mi TLLLennart Meri Tallinn AirportEstonia · Jet2.com1,811 km1,125 mi DBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportCroatia · Jet2.com, TUI Airways1,852 km1,151 mi TIVTivat AirportMontenegro · Jet2.com, easyJet1,892 km1,176 mi PMOFalcone–Borsellino AirportItaly · Jet2.com1,958 km1,217 mi NBEEnfidha - Hammamet International AirportTunisia · Jet2.com2,057 km1,278 mi SCVSuceava Ștefan cel Mare International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,060 km1,280 mi CTACatania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · Jet2.com2,117 km1,315 mi SOFSofia AirportBulgaria · TUI Airways2,161 km1,343 mi RVNRovaniemi AirportFinland · TUI Airways, Ryanair, easyJet2,175 km1,351 mi CFUCorfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +12,184 km1,357 mi KTTKittilä International AirportFinland · TUI Airways2,212 km1,374 mi OTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · Wizz Air2,213 km1,375 mi KAOKuusamo AirportFinland · TUI Airways2,276 km1,414 mi PVKAktion National AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,289 km1,422 mi SKGThessaloniki Macedonia International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,293 km1,425 mi PDVPlovdiv International AirportBulgaria · Ryanair2,296 km1,427 mi EFLKefallinia AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,342 km1,455 mi KVAKavala Alexander the Great International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,365 km1,470 mi ZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,395 km1,488 mi JSISkiathos Island National AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,430 km1,510 mi BOJBurgas AirportBulgaria · Jet2.com, TUI Airways2,434 km1,512 mi FNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · TUI Airways2,506 km1,557 mi KLXKalamata AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,518 km1,565 mi ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,557 km1,589 mi MJTMytilene International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,629 km1,634 mi ADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com2,723 km1,692 mi SMISamos AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,756 km1,712 mi CHQChania International AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair2,771 km1,722 mi JTRSantorini International AirportGreece · Jet2.com2,775 km1,724 mi BJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTürkiye · Jet2.com2,837 km1,763 mi KGSKos International Airport "Ippokratis"Greece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet2,839 km1,764 mi HERHeraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis AirportGreece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet2,847 km1,769 mi RHORhodes International Airport "Diagoras"Greece · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +12,931 km1,821 mi DLMDalaman International AirportTürkiye · SunExpress, Jet2.com, TUI Airways +12,950 km1,833 mi AYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · TUI Airways, Corendon Airlines3,060 km1,901 mi PFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · TUI Airways3,340 km2,075 mi LCALarnaca International AirportCyprus · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJet3,399 km2,112 mi BJLBanjul International AirportGambia · TUI Airways4,547 km2,825 mi BGIGrantley Adams International AirportBarbados · TUI Airways6,700 km4,163 mi PUJPunta Cana International AirportDominican Republic · TUI Airways6,805 km4,228 mi LRMCasa De Campo International AirportDominican Republic · TUI Airways6,852 km4,258 mi

Cargo2

FRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Lufthansa Cargo766 km476 mi BLLBillund AirportDenmark · Star Air (Denmark)798 km496 mi

Most destinationsJet2.com 76Ryanair 55TUI Airways 50easyJet 47Wizz Air 3SunExpress 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from BHX. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Birmingham Airport” (revision of 24 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country

Passengers9.6M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#225of 3,974 · #63 Europe · #7 GB Longest runway3,052 m10,013 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=992of 29,823 · #138 Europe · #4 GB Elevation100 m327 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=30,664of 43,341 · #3,584 Europe · #189 GB AgeOpened 19392026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,029of 15,079 · =495 Europe · =73 GB Runways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =643 Europe · =120 GB

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels

APPAPP118.050

ATISATIS136.020

GNDGND121.800

TWRTWR118.300

APP123.975

Fire121.600