United Kingdom

Birmingham Airport

EGBB BHX Birmingham, West Midlands

Live conditions Day

Wind

270° / 8 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

21°C / 70°F · dew 10°C / 50°F

Altimeter

1018 hPa / 30.06 inHg

RWY 33 currently favored — 4.2 kt headwind from 270° / 8 kt

Local now

11:32 UTC

Sunrise

04:19

Sunset

20:07

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR EGBB 271120Z 27008KT 230V320 9999 BKN038 21/10 Q1018

TAF EGBB 271104Z 2712/2812 28010KT 9999 SCT040 BECMG 2719/2722 22007KT PROB30 TEMPO 2800/2808 BKN009
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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Data: OurAirports navdata v2026-07-27