Live flights at Birmingham Airport (BHX)

BHX EGBB  Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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BHX at a glance

  • What it is: Birmingham Airport is a regional airport serving Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
  • Codes: BHX on your ticket, EGBB on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 327 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 2 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Europe/London (UTC+1), so every time shown for BHX is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near BHX

2 aircraft are within 55 km of BHX right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with BHX directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
No departures being tracked at this moment. Traffic varies by time of day and receiver coverage.

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
EXS85BE — route not published on approach 19,425 ft 383 kts
EXS96NX — route not published on approach 7,425 ft 300 kts
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Runways
327 ft
Field elevation

About Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 52.45° N, 1.75° W, on Europe/London time (UTC+1).

Birmingham Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 15/33, measures 10,013 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 15/33 is aligned roughly south-east/north-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that south-east/north-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at BHX

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
15/33 10,013 ft (3,052 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near BHX

Great-circle distance from Birmingham Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Manchester MAN 106 km north Manchester
London Luton LTN 114 km south-east Luton
London Heathrow LHR 141 km south-east London
London Stansted STN 149 km south-east London
London Gatwick LGW 180 km south-east London

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at BHX

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Embraer E190 E190 PH-EZN KLM cityhopper
Boeing 737-700 B737 PH-BGG KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airbus A320 A320 G-EZOF easyJet Airline
Boeing 737-800 B738 TC-SPE SunExpress
IATA / ICAO
BHX / EGBB
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom 52.454, -1.748
Time zone
Europe/London
Opened
Website
www.birminghamairport.co.uk/

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in United Kingdom.

MAN Manchester Airport Manchester, United Kingdom
LTN London Luton Airport Luton, United Kingdom
LHR London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom
DUB Dublin Airport Dublin, Ireland
EDI Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh, United Kingdom
SNN Shannon Airport Shannon, Ireland
STN London Stansted Airport London, United Kingdom
LGW London Gatwick Airport London, United Kingdom

More airports and guides connected to BHX

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Manchester (MAN) serves the same country. The codes BHX and EGBB are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about BHX

What is the airport code for Birmingham Airport?

Birmingham Airport uses the IATA code BHX on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code EGBB in flight plans and on radar. The leading “E” in EGBB is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does BHX have?

Birmingham Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 327 ft above sea level.

What time zone is BHX in?

Birmingham Airport operates on Europe/London local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at BHX live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Birmingham Airport, and there are 2 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/London.