Airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
BHM · Birmingham, AL
- IATA Code
- BHM
- ICAO Code
- KBHM
- City
- Birmingham
- Country
- United States
- Website
- www.flybirmingham.com
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is a major airport serving Birmingham, AL. Its IATA code is BHM and its ICAO code is KBHM.
The airfield sits 650 feet above sea level.
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BHM by the numbers
IATA BHM · ICAO KBHM · 650 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #161 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 80.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.7%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 87 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 16,948
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 44%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Extreme weather 9%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from BHM
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (ATL) | 3,371 | 87% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 2,196 | 80% |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 1,759 | 83% |
| Denver (DEN) | 1,236 | 83% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 1,113 | 76% |
| Washington (DCA) | 1,040 | 75% |
| Dallas (DAL) | 985 | 80% |
| Orlando (MCO) | 859 | 79% |
| Miami (MIA) | 618 | 85% |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | 565 | 82% |
Airlines departing BHM
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 5,070 | 77% |
| OH | 3,647 | 77% |
| Delta Air Lines | 3,516 | 86% |
| Envoy Air | 2,228 | 84% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 1,471 | 83% |
| American Airlines | 519 | 87% |
| Republic Airways | 344 | 87% |
| United Airlines | 123 | 76% |
| NK | 30 | 57% |
Terminals, parking & amenities
Terminals (2)
- Million Air Birmingham
Parking (24)
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport Parking Garage
Food & drink (8)
- Bagel Bakery
- Burger King
- Chick-fil-A
- Red Mountain Grill
- Scoreboard Bar and Café
- Starbucks
- Starbucks
- Tacos Locos
Shops (9)
- Alabama Sports Connection
- Ashof
- CNN newsstand
- Civil Rights Trail Market
- Ebony Newsstand
- Hudson Barber Motorsports
- Hudson Vulcan
- Magic City Market
- Sweet Home Alabama
Car rental (5)
- Alamo
- Budget
- Enterprise
- Hertz
- Hertz
Gates (19)
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 12,007 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 18/36 | 7,099 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 119.400 MHz
- Tower 119.900 MHz
- Ground 121.700 MHz
- Clearance delivery 125.675 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: BHM, KBHM, Birmingham airport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
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