# Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM / KBHM)

**Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport** (IATA: BHM, ICAO: KBHM) is a large airport in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It opened in 1931. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,007 ft (3,660 m). In 2025 it handled 3.3 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BHM / KBHM
- FAA: BHM
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 650 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 33.5629, -86.7507
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 12,007 ft / 3,660 m
- Instrument procedures: 11 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 3,293,961 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.flybirmingham.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham%E2%80%93Shuttlesworth_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q865724
- Weather station: KBHM · WMO 72228
- Ident: KBHM

## Timeline

- 1931: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport opens.
- 6 Jan 1946: Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 105. 3 killed.
- 10 Jul 1991: L'Express Airlines Flight 508. 13 killed.
- 14 Aug 2013: UPS Airlines Flight 1354. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 12,007 ft / 3,660 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |
| 18/36 | 7,099 ft / 2,164 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00050AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,624,665 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,762,137 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 2,694,927 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,769,261 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 3,002,476 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 3,121,863 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,290,938 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,220,444 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,718,265 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 3,081,824 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,267,527 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,293,961 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

15 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 134 mi / 215 km · Delta Air Lines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 350 mi / 564 km · American Eagle
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 480 mi / 772 km · Breeze Airways
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 562 mi / 904 km · United Express
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 585 mi / 941 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 596 mi / 959 km · American Eagle
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 626 mi / 1,007 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 651 mi / 1,048 km · Breeze Airways
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 652 mi / 1,050 km · American Eagle
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 662 mi / 1,065 km · American Eagle
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 771 mi / 1,241 km · American Eagle
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 865 mi / 1,392 km · Delta Connection
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,081 mi / 1,740 km · United Express

### Seasonal (3)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 350 mi / 564 km · American Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 596 mi / 959 km · American Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 662 mi / 1,065 km · American Airlines

### Cargo (2)

- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 323 mi / 520 km · UPS Airlines
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 4,769 mi / 7,675 km · Atlas Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BHM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- [AirMed International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airmed-international)

### Passenger (6)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 6
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3 · seasonal
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2

### Cargo (2)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 1
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.3M (2025) | #433 of 3,974 | #104 in North America | #82 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,007 ft / 3,660 m | =311 of 29,858 | =69 in North America | =59 in US |
| Elevation | 650 ft / 198 m | =24,373 of 43,403 | =11,683 in North America | =9,719 in US |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =105 in North America | =93 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 123.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 119.400 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.675 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 38.700 |
| POST | ANG COMD POST | 28.730 |
| RDO | ANNISTON RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KEET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keet.md) Shelby County Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [ANB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kanb.md) Anniston Regional Airport · 51 mi / 83 km
- [TCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl.md) Tuscaloosa National Airport · 55 mi / 89 km
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · 74 mi / 119 km
- [HUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khua.md) Redstone Army Air Field · 77 mi / 124 km
- [MXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmxf.md) Maxwell Air Force Base · 85 mi / 136 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Birmingham–Shuttlesworth_International_Airport&oldid=1376322716), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm/data