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Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport (USA)
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport is located near Birmingham, with Kingsway Terrace at 1mi↑, Tarrant at 2mi↑, Irondale at 3mi↑, Fultondale at 4mi↑, Birmingham at 4mi↑, Mountain Brook at 4mi↑, Homewood at 7mi↑, Cahaba Heights at 7mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
→ See also airports in USA
aerial view of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KBHM
- IATA code : BHM
- Local code : -
Elevation : 198 m = 650ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in USA
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 18/36 : 2164m = 7100ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
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Aviation weather for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport KBHM BHM
METAR for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport KBHM BHM
METAR KBHM 041853Z 36007KT 7SM -TSRA FEW024CB BKN055 OVC150 25/22 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB36 TSB27 SLP178 OCNL LTGICCC SW-W TS SW-W MOV NE P0000 T02500217
Decoded METAR for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport KBHM BHM
METAR issued by KBHM on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 19:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 53 minutes ago.
visibility is 11km = 7sm.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 22°C = 71°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 82 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.08inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 360°.
Sky clear.
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.TAF for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport KBHM BHM
TAF KBHM 041817Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025 TEMPO 0418/0420 4SM TSRA BKN025CB FM050000 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM050800 03005KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015
Decoded TAF for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport KBHM BHM
TAF issued by KBHM on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 18:17 UTC, issued 2 hours and 36 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, October 4, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
-SHRA BR
wind 3kt = 6km/h direction is VRB° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
overcast at
from Sunday, October 4, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 4, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
TSRA
temporarily
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
broken at
from Sunday, October 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, October 5, 2026 à 08:00 heure UTC
-SHRA BR
FM
wind 3kt = 6km/h direction is VRB° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
overcast at
from Monday, October 5, 2026 à 08:00 heure TU to Monday, October 5, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM
wind 5kt = 9km/h direction is 30° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at overcast at
VAC for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport KBHM BHM
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport
Around Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport (USA)
near
- Hotels in Kingsway Terrace
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 778mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 860mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4396mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4438mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4438mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4438mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4439mi↑
- San Sebastian at 4439mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4439mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 4452mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4452mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4452mi↑
- for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport at 0mi↑
- for Drummond Coal Company airport at 1mi↑
- for Carraway Medical Center airport at 4mi↑
nearest airports to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International airport (USA)
- Drummond Coal Company heliport ( AL23) at 1mi↑
- Carraway Medical Center heliport ( AL49) at 4mi↑
- Alabama Power Headquarters heliport ( AL66) at 5mi↑
- University of Alabama Hospital heliport ( AL38) at 5mi↑
- The Children's Hospital heliport ( AL91) at 5mi↑
- Saint Vincents East heliport ( AL65) at 5mi↑
- Lakeside heliport ( AL21) at 6mi↑
- WBRC-Tv heliport ( 4AL0) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Liberty Park heliport ( 9AL9) at 7mi↑
- Sheriff's Training Center heliport ( 65AL) at 7mi↑
- Brookwood Medical Center heliport ( 0AL8) at 7mi↑
- Baptist Medical Center-Princeton heliport ( AL50) at 7mi↑
- UAB Hospital/Gardendale Fed heliport ( 41AL) at 7mi↑
- Roberts Field airport ( US-3627) at 8mi↑defunct airport
- Grandview Medical Center heliport ( 9AL0) at 9mi↑
- Grandview Medical Center heliport ( AL45) at 9mi↑defunct airport
- Ascension St. Vincent's Fed heliport ( US-7087) at 10mi↑
- Ascension St. Vincent's Fed heliport ( AL73) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Central Park airport ( US-3626) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Parker Field airport ( AL18) at 10mi↑
- Rotor Wing Inc heliport ( AL24) at 10mi↑
- Brookwood Fed heliport ( 9AL1) at 11mi↑
- Turkey Creek airport ( AL16) at 11mi↑
- Bonham airport ( AL40) at 13mi↑
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
