Birmingham Airport

This article covers the airport in England; for the airport in Alabama, see Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport .

Birmingham Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGBB
IATA code	BHX
Coordinates	52 ° 27 '14 "  N , 1 ° 44' 53"  W Coordinates: 52 ° 27 '14 "  N , 1 ° 44' 53"  W.
Height above MSL	100 m (328  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 miles east of Birmingham
Street	Motorway M42 , federal road A45
train	Station Birmingham International Railway Station
Basic data
opening	1939
operator	Birmingham International Airport plc
Terminals	1
Passengers	11,645,334 (2016)
Air freight	30,010 t (2016)
Flight movements	133,184 (2016)
Start-and runway
15/33	3052 m × 45 m asphalt

Birmingham Airport ( IATA : BHX , ICAO : EGBB ) is the international airport of the second largest British city ​​of Birmingham and currently the seventh largest airport in the country in terms of passenger volume .

history

The construction of the airport goes back to a city council resolution of 1928; however, it was not opened until 1939. During the Second World War , the runways were then asphalted. 1967 began a scheduled flight service with Vickers VC10 to New York City .

In 1984 a new terminal building was opened to the east of the runway, and a second terminal was added on July 26, 1991. In 2008 the shorter of both runways was closed. In 2009 a new part of the terminal opened as the International Pier , and in 2014 the runway was extended to 3,052 meters.

Birmingham had two terminals until the beginning of 2011, Terminal 2 being used by Flybe and Ryanair and Terminal 1 being used by all other airlines. In February 2011, the two terminals were merged into a single terminal through renovations and the creation of new central areas.

Check-in area 1 of the new terminal

Location and transport links

The airport is located eight miles east of the city on the floor of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull , West Midlands region . It is surrounded by the National Exhibition Center to the east, the village of Bickenhill to the south, Sheldon to the west and Marston Green to the north.

The airport is on the motorway M42 and on the highway to reach A45; near the airport, also located station Birmingham International Railway Station , with frequent links to the city and after London .

Airlines and Destinations

From Birmingham there are flight connections to destinations within the United Kingdom , to continental Europe and some intercontinental connections.

Web links

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

• Official website of the Birmingham airport (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Passenger numbers at all airports in the United Kingdom. (PDF; 79 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .  
2. ↑ Freight figures from all UK airports. (PDF; 12 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .  
3. ↑ Aircraft movements at all UK airports. (PDF; 157 KB) In: caa.co.uk. Civil Aviation Authority , accessed May 13, 2017 .  
4. ↑ bbc.co.uk - Birmingham Airport becomes a one terminal facility, February 8, 2011