AirportsBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is a large airport serving Birmingham, in Alabama, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BHM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BHM
- ICAO code
- KBHM
- City
- Birmingham
- State or region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.5629° N, 86.7507° W
- Elevation
- 198 m (650 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,660 m (12,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BHM means Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBHM. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.5629° N, 86.7507° W. It stands 198 metres (650 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,660 metres (12,007 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,660 m 12,007 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 2,164 m 7,099 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville International AirportHuntsville | HSV | 119 km |
| Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) AirportMontgomery | MGM | 144 km |
| Northwest Alabama Regional AirportMuscle Shoals | MSL | 154 km |
| Golden Triangle Regional AirportColumbus/W Point/Starkville | GTR | 171 km |
| Tupelo Regional AirportTupelo | TUP | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,901 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,774 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,347 km | 15 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,919 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,391 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,915 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,973 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,934 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,735 km | 18 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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