Airports / United Kingdom / BHX
Birmingham Airport
EGBB / BHXBirmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomELEV 327 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
RAF Cosford (EGWC) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, Birmingham Airport (EGBB / BHX) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 327 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BHX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are RAF Cosford (EGWC, 23 nm), East Midlands Airport (EMA, 27 nm), and Gloucestershire Airport (GLO, 37 nm).
Trip costs from BHX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Birmingham International Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BHX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
EGBB
IATA
BHX
FAA / Local
EGBB
Elevation
327 ft
Coordinates
52.4539° N · 1.7480° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs United Kingdom fields
state range 5–1,066 ft
At 327 ft, BHX sits higher than 85% of the 88 United Kingdom fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmEGWCRAF CosfordCosford, Shropshire
- 27nmEMAEast Midlands AirportNottingham, Leicestershire
- 37nmGLOGloucestershire AirportStaverton, Gloucestershire
- 37nmNQTNottingham City AirportNottingham, Nottinghamshire
- 39nmEGOSRAF ShawburyShrewsbury, Shropshire
- 40nmOXFLondon Oxford AirportKidlington, Oxfordshire
Location
Open the full mapEGBB · Birmingham Airport · Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom