Birmingham Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Birmingham, West Midlands, England (United Kingdom)

IATA: BHX ICAO: EGBB

Longest Active Runway

10,013 ft

3,052 meters

Field Elevation

327 ft

100 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

52.4539°, -1.7480°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #540 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#884 of 7558

Top 11.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United Kingdom)

#3 of 5 in GB

#3 of 94 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BHX in numbers: 10,013 ft longest runway · tied #540 of 650 published · #884 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.7%) · #3 in United Kingdom.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BHX lies at 100 m (327 ft), #320 of 650 published airports by elevation and 44.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 70 ft above the United Kingdom median (257 ft, 5 airports); STN is highest at 348 ft, 21 ft higher than BHX.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Manchester Airport (MAN), 57.1 NM, 10,007 ft. Next: LHR 75.9 NM, STN 80.6 NM, LGW 97.5 NM. LHR has the radius's longest runway, 2,786 ft more than BHX.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,013 ft (3,052 m)

BHX runway: 15/33 10,013 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 5 in United Kingdom; LHR leads by 2,786 ft (12,799 ft). +0.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	10,013 ft (3052 m / 3.052 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Manchester Airport (Manchester, Greater Manchester)	`MAN`	57.1 NM (105.7 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted
London Heathrow Airport (London)	`LHR`	75.9 NM (140.6 km)	12,799 ft	✅ Lighted
London Stansted Airport (London, Essex)	`STN`	80.6 NM (149.3 km)	10,003 ft	✅ Lighted
London Gatwick Airport (London)	`LGW`	97.5 NM (180.6 km)	10,883 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →