Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KBHM
IATA code	BHM
Coordinates	33 ° 33 '50 "  N , 86 ° 45' 8"  W Coordinates: 33 ° 33 '50 "  N , 86 ° 45' 8"  W.
Height above MSL	196 m (643  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	7 km northeast of Birmingham
Street	I-20 / I-59 / US 11
Local transport	Bus : MAX Transit Route 20
Basic data
opening	1931
operator	Birmingham Airport Authority
Terminals	1
Passengers	2,972,776 (2018)
Air freight	22,532 t (2017)
Flight movements	96,053 (2017)
Employees	2,255 (2005)
Runways
06/24	3048 m × 46 m asphalt
18/36	2164 m × 46 m asphalt

The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is an airport in Birmingham , the largest city of the US state of Alabama .

Location and transport links

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is seven kilometers northeast of Birmingham city center. Interstate 59 and US Highway 11 run south of the airport . In addition, Interstate 20 merges with Interstate 59 south of the airport.

The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is by buses in the public transport involved. The MAX Transit Route 20 runs to the airport regularly.

history

The airport was on 31 May 1931, the first landing of a machine of American Airways as part of the connection from Atlanta to Fort Worth opened. Eastern Air Lines was the second airline to include Birmingham in its flight schedule in 1934. As air traffic increased, the original runway was extended in 1939 and a second one was added.

During World War II , the airport was made available to the United States Army Air Forces , which added $ 2 million worth of additions , including taxiways and a control tower , until it was returned to the City of Birmingham in August 1948 .

In the 1950s, the northeast runway was extended to 10,000 ft (3,048 m). United Airlines set up the first regular flight connection with jet aircraft in 1962 with a Sud Aviation Caravelle . A major expansion worth $ 13 million (equivalent to $ 75 million in today's purchasing power), which also included a second terminal, was completed in 1973.

After further expansions in the 1980s and 1990s, the airport was renamed Birmingham International Airport in 1993 . In 2008, the city council unanimously decided to name the airport after civil rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth .

For some years now, Birmingham Airport has also been used more and more as an aircraft graveyard , where aircraft are parked during temporary decommissioning, or else cannibalized and recycled.

Airlines and Destinations

In 2018, around three million passengers used Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, the largest operator being Southwest Airlines . There are scheduled flights to destinations within the United States.

Traffic figures

Source: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Source: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport traffic figures 2011-2018

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Aircraft movements (with military)
2018	2,972,776
2017	2,705,014	22,532	96.053
2016	2,652,233	20,842	94,651
2015	2,695,399	21,563	90.002
2014	2,624,665	20,888	94,534
2013	2,686,393	19,879	86,987
2012	2,864,058	22,900	102,744
2011	2,902,086	23,130	104.024

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Birmingham (2018)

rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Atlanta , Georgia	397.760	delta
02	Charlotte , North Carolina	111,780	American Eagle
03	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	102,850	American Eagle
04th	Orlando , Florida	088,880	Frontier , Southwest
05	Houston-Bush , Texas	081,290	United
06th	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	079,610	American Eagle, United
07th	Dallas – Love , Texas	079,240	Southwest
08th	Houston Hobby , Texas	066,380	Southwest
09	Chicago – Midway , Illinois	061,230	Southwest
10	Denver , Colorado	056,720	Frontier, United

Incidents

• On August 14, 2013, a cargo plane crashed the cargo airline UPS Airlines type Airbus A300-600F on the flight 1354 from during the landing approach. Both pilots lost their lives in the accident.

Web links

Commons : Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Airport website
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} History. FlyBirmingham.com, accessed September 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Statistical Report. FlyBirmingham.com, accessed September 20, 2019 . 
3. ^ Economic Impact. FlyBirmingham.com, accessed September 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Directions to BHM. FlyBirmingham.com, accessed September 9, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} 75th Anniversary Timeline ( English ) Birmingham Airport Authority. 2006. Archived from the original on October 1st, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 30, 2010. 
6. ^ Mayor Larry Langford proposes renaming Birmingham International Airport for Fred Shuttlesworth ( English ) The Birmingham News . June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 30, 2010. 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Flight Information. FlyBirmingham.com, accessed September 20, 2019 . 
8. ^ Birmingham, AL: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed September 20, 2019 . 
9. ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300F4-622R N155UP Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) ( English ) AviationSafetyNetwork . August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.