United Kingdom

Birmingham Airport

EGBB BHX Birmingham, West Midlands

Live conditions Sunrise / Sunset

Wind

190° / 8 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

16°C / 61°F · dew 13°C / 55°F

Altimeter

1013 hPa / 29.91 inHg

RWY 15 currently favored, 5.9 kt headwind from 190° / 8 kt

Local now

17:54 UTC

Sunrise

05:33

Sunset

18:34

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR EGBB 101720Z 19008KT 9999 FEW029 16/13 Q1013

TAF EGBB 101658Z 1018/1118 20012KT 9999 FEW012 SCT030 TEMPO 1018/1023 7000 -RA BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 1018/1023 4500 RADZ BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 1018/1021 21015G25KT PROB30 TEMPO 1023/1107 8000 BKN006 BECMG 1101/1104 27007KT PROB30 TEMPO 1107/1109 BKN012
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / 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

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
15 148° 147° 3,052 m / 10,013 ft 45 m Asphalt displaced 292 m / 958 ft
33 328° 327° 3,052 m / 10,013 ft 45 m Asphalt displaced 449 m / 1473 ft

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
BHX Birmingham NDB 406 kHz

Frequencies

Approach

Approach
118.05
Approach
123.975

ATIS

ATIS
136.02

Other

Fire
121.6

Ground

Ground
121.8

Tower

Tower
118.3

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Nearby airports

Airport Distance · Bearing
  • EGNX East Midlands Airport
    27 NM NE
  • EGCC Manchester Airport
    57 NM NNW
  • EGGW London Luton Airport
    62 NM SE
  • EGGP Liverpool John Lennon Airport
    66 NM NW
  • EGGD Bristol Airport
    74 NM SSW

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