Airports / Alabama / BHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
KBHM / BHMBirmingham, AlabamaELEV 650 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shelby County Airport (KEET) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM / BHM) is a large commercial airport serving Birmingham, Alabama. The airport sits 650 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BHM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Shelby County Airport (KEET, 23 nm), Anniston Regional Airport (ANB, 45 nm), and Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL, 48 nm).
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What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“There is less traffic than most airports that I frequent, and it is very clean.”
E5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“The security checkpoints and baggage claim are efficient.”
E5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KBHM
IATA
BHM
FAA / Local
BHM
Elevation
650 ft
Coordinates
33.5629° N · 86.7507° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AL fields
state range 17–1,032 ft
At 650 ft, BHM sits higher than 84% of the 32 Alabama fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmKEETShelby County AirportAlabaster
- 45nmANBAnniston Regional AirportAnniston
- 48nmTCLTuscaloosa National AirportTuscaloosa
- 64nmHSVHuntsville International AirportHuntsville
- 67nmHUARedstone Army Air FieldRedstone Arsnl Huntsville
- 73nmMXFMaxwell Air Force BaseMontgomery
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKBHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, AL
From the ramp
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