Birmingham Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 33 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, nautical twilight there now.
- Wind
- 360°7 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 7°C45°F, dew point 7°C
- Altimeter
- 1036hPa30.59 inHg
- Time now
- 06:04UTC
- Sunrise
- 07:07UTC
- Sunset
- 16:34UTC
Runway 33 is favoured: 5.9 kt of headwind with the wind from 360° at 7 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR EGBB 030550Z 36007KT 9999 BKN006 07/07 Q1036
TAF EGBB 030500Z 0306/0406 02008KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 0306/0310 BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 0306/0310 8000 PROB30 TEMPO 0312/0316 8000 -SHRA TEMPO 0321/0403 8000 -SHRA BKN012 PROB30 0403/0406 8000
Updated just now
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,052 m / 10,013 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 148° | 147° | 3,052 m / 10,013 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 292 m / 958 ft |
| 33 | 328° | 327° | 3,052 m / 10,013 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 449 m / 1473 ft |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- EGBB, BHX
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 52.453899, -1.74803
- Elevation
- 327 ft (100 m)
- Mag variation
- -3.04° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 3,052 m / 10,013 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 118.050
- Approach
- 123.975
ATIS
- ATIS
- 136.020
Ground
- Ground
- 121.800
Tower
- Tower
- 118.300
Other
- Fire
- 121.600
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHX | Birmingham | NDB | 406 kHz |
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