Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
BHM · KBHM · Birmingham, Alabama · Jefferson County · map
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International is a public-use airport owned by Birmingham Airport Authority, 4 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama, 650 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 12,007 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 230 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 99,287 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,568,855 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
Its FAA code is BHM, and its ICAO code is KBHM.
Where is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
It is 4 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama, 650 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 12,007 feet long.
Does Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Chicago O'Hare International, Charlotte/Douglas International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston. Every route
Are there flight schools at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Central Alabama Soaring Association and Birmingham Flight Center LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International?
10 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BHM · ICAO KBHM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Birmingham Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 650 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 12,007 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 7,099 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), trees 58 ft high 1,290 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,205 ft, 10,801 ft available for landing, gnd 67 ft high 1,323 ft from the end
- Runway 18: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 113 ft high 1,724 ft from the end
- Runway 36: trees 71 ft high 1,333 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.4 | Birmingham |
| Clearance delivery | 120.05 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.725 | |
| Clearance delivery | 123.75 | |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 125.675 | Birmingham |
| Ground | 121.7 | Birmingham |
| Tower | 119.9 | Birmingham |
| Tower (secondary) | 118.25 | Birmingham |
| Approach and departure | 120.15 | Tuscaloosa |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 050 to 230 | 123.8 | Birmingham |
| Approach and departure | 124.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.45 | |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 231 to 049 | 127.675 | Birmingham |
| Approach and departure | 132.15 | |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Birmingham |
| Bhm and vot | 110.0 | |
| Birmingham and rco | 122.2 | Birmingham |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 205-591-6172.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bessemer Ntl Airport (17 nm southwest), Shelby County (23 nm south), St. Clair County (25 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- A++100 (military)
- Approach lights (MALSR) the control tower controlled, operations ummonitored.
- Navaid shelter 149 feet from runway end, 405 feet L, 1 feet above runway end elev.
- Approach slope 25:1 due to 44 feet pole, 4424 feet from displaced threshold.
- Taxiway G rstrd to aircraft 65000 pounds or less.
- Taxiway M north of runway 6/24 rstrd to aircraft 75000 pounds or less.
- Taxiway north rstrd to aircraft 204000 pounds or less.
- Bird actv in the vicinity of runways.
- Taxiway F between runway 18/36 and taxiway G rstrd to aircraft 100000 pounds or less.
- Taxiway H south of taxiway H4 rstrd to aircraft with wingspan less than 118 feet.
- Taxiway a between taxiway a hldg bay and taxiway A3 rstrd to aircraft with wingspan less than 150 feet.
- Taxiway H2 rstrd to aircraft with wingspan less than 105 feet.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 21,458 departures from BHM in those twelve months, carrying 1,638,122 passengers in 2,190,255 seats (75% filled), to 119 destinations (7 abroad) on 37 airlines.
All 119 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 73 |
| multi-engine | 43 |
| jets | 102 |
| helicopters | 4 |
| other | 8 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 99,287, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 38,559 |
| air taxi and commuter | 15,789 |
| general aviation, travelling | 36,830 |
| general aviation, local | 1,591 |
| military | 6,518 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Birmingham from the FAA register
216 aircraft are registered to owners in Birmingham, Alabama: 109 piston singles, 62 business jets, 17 piston twins, 11 turboprops, 6 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Birmingham, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Central Alabama Soaring Association 5 aircraft · Birmingham Central Alabama Soaring Association is a flying club based at Merkel Field in Sylacauga, Alabama that operates gliders and sailplanes.
- Birmingham Flight Center LLC 4 aircraft · Birmingham Birmingham Flight Center is a flight school in Birmingham, Alabama offering pilot training from discovery flights through certified flight instructor certification.
- Beach Bound Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Mountain Brk, 5 miles away
- Hka Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Hoover, 13 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Birmingham:
- Airmed International, LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Birmingham:
- Certified Aviation Services, LLC
- Kaiser Aircraft Industries, INC
- Southern Sky Aviation Maintenance LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Greg Harper Muse instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Birmingham - Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, AL (0 nm) · (256) 375-8012 · [email protected]
- Harvey John Schwab instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Helena, AL (18 nm) · (205) 999-6540 · [email protected]
- Fredric Mark Newman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters · Shelby County Airport · Calera, AL (21 nm) · (205) 527-8118 · [email protected]
- Mark Gregory Etheredge private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pell City, AL (25 nm) · (205) 218-3334 · [email protected]
- Charles Welden private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · WaterWings Seaplanes Hangar · Calera, AL (28 nm) · (205) 807-3591 · [email protected]
- Ken Spivey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Shelby County Airport · Calera, AL (28 nm) · (205) 706-4166 · [email protected]
- David Lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Jasper, AL (35 nm) · (931) 377-7502 · [email protected]
- Joseph Gordon Sanders private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SANDERS AVIATION · Jasper, AL (35 nm) · (204) 913-6058 · [email protected]
All 28 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 36 since 1982, 9 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Birmingham 216 aircraft · 109 piston singles, 62 business jets, 17 piston twins
- Airmed International LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Birmingham Flight Center LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Transport Services LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Southern Company Services INC 3 aircraft in town
- Stewart Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Airmed International, LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Central Alabama Soaring Association 5 aircraft · flying club
- Birmingham Flight Center LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Beach Bound Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Certified Aviation Services, LLC · repair station
- Kaiser Aircraft Industries, INC · repair station
- Southern Sky Aviation Maintenance LLC · repair station
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 3,412 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 2,127 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 1,891 flights in twelve months · GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express, Envoy Air
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,842 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 1,605 flights in twelve months · Mesa Airlines Inc., CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir
- Denver International (DEN) 1,217 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl (DCA) 993 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., Republic Airline
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 971 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 36 since 1982 · 9 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,341 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BHM.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.