KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Birmingham, AL · 4 miles NE of BIRMINGHAM, AL
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KBHM
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 650.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 33-33-50.0000N 086-45-08.3000W
- Lat / Long
- 33.5638889, -86.7523056
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2010)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- ATLANTA CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- BHM (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KBHM
Runways
Longest 12007 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 12007 x 150 ft. / 3660 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 6
- Heading
- 058 magnetic, 055 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
- Declared distances
- TORA:12007 TODA:12007 ASDA:12007 LDA:12007
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, lighted
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 603.4 ft.
- Obstructions
- 58 ft. trees, 1290 ft. from runway, 654 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
Runway 24
- Heading
- 238 magnetic, 235 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:12007 TODA:12007 ASDA:12007 LDA:10801
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Displaced threshold
- 1205 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 650.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 67 ft. gnd, 1323 ft. from runway, 610 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 7099 x 150 ft. / 2164 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 105.0
Runway 18
- Heading
- 183 magnetic, 180 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- LOC/DME
- Declared distances
- TORA:7099 TODA:7099 ASDA:7099 LDA:7099
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 644.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 245 ft. trees, 5689 ft. from runway, 883 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
Runway 36
- Heading
- 003 magnetic, 000 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:7099 TODA:7099 ASDA:7099 LDA:7099
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 633.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- 62 ft. trees, 1340 ft. from runway, 210 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 4
Approaches — IAP 11
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 2
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 119.4 270.1
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 205-591-6172
- Birmingham Ground
- 121.7 348.6
- Birmingham Tower
- 119.9 317.725 118.25
- Birmingham Approach
- 123.8 ;050-230 127.675 ;231-049 256.8 ;050-230 338.2 ;231-049
- Birmingham Departure
- 123.8 ;050-230 127.675 ;231-049 256.8 ;050-230 338.2 ;231-049
- Clearance Delivery
- 125.675 305.2
- Pre-Taxi Clearance
- 125.675
- Approach Lights
- ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)
- Instrument Approach
- ILS
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A A:A++100 (MIL)
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A A:A++100 (MIL)
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.