Satellite and aerial maps of Birmingham Intl with nearby locations
| Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of England , England | 10.0 | 138 | |
 Birmingham Childrens Hospital , England | 10.3 | 289 | |
| St George's Barracks , England | 13.0 | 347 | |
| QEHB , England | 13.3 | 269 | EGA84 |
| Bassetts Pole , England | 15.2 | 353 | |
| Baxterley , England | 15.7 | 035 |
Birmingham Intl |
1939 to present | ||
| 52° 27' 14.04'' N 1° 44' 52.91'' W | ||
| Elmdon, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||
| ICAO: EGBB | IATA: BHX | |
| Elevation: 339 feet | ||
Opened on 1 May 1939 as Birminghams municpal airport with services to Croydon, from a grass strip. At the outbreak of WWII it was taken over by the War Office and used by RAF and RNAS. Improvements to the surface were made and two hard runways laid. In 1949, still under government control, international civilian services began to Paris and from 1955, to Europe. In 1960, control was relinquished (first) to Birmingham City and then in 1974 to West Midlands Council. 
List of units at Birmingham Intl |
| Years | Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012- | NPAS | MD900 Explorer, EC135, EC145, EC135, |
Birmingham Intl News |
NPAS Fire and First Aid Training
11-Nov-19 - UK National Police Air Service (NPAS) conducted fire and first aid training at Birmingham BHX Airport #firefighting List of aircraft and events at Birmingham Intl |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-apr | C.30 | G-ACUU | |||||
| 1974-nov-12 | Visiting | AAC | SE3130 | XR232 | |||
| 1974-nov-12 | Visiting | AAC | SE3130 | XR379 | |||
| 2006-apr-08 | UK Air Ambulances | EC135T2 | G-EMAA | ||||
| 2011-jun-14 | AS355F | G-WDKR | |||||
| 2012-apr | West Midlands Police | EC135P2+ | G-POLA | ||||
| 2012-apr-10 | AS350B3 | G-SPVK | |||||
| 2012-sep-04 | SE3130 | HA-PPC | |||||
| 2014-feb-24 | UK Police Forces | EC135P2+ | G-POLA | ||||
| 2015-aug-15 | 658 Squadron | AS365N3 | ZJ785 | ||||
| 2015-sep-04 | UK Police Forces | EC135P2+ | G-POLA | ||||
| 2015-oct-17 | RAVEN | G-RAVN | |||||
| 2016-apr-09 | UK Police Forces | EC135P2+ | G-POLA | ||||
| 2016-may-22 | PDG Helicopters | AS355F2 | G-NLSE | ||||
| 2016-oct-02 | HT.3 | G-RBIL | |||||
| 2018-sep-02 | AAC | AH.1 | XX405 | ||||
| 2020-jan-15 | Starspeed Ltd | S-92 | G-LAWX | ||||
| 2020-jan-18 | Air Harrods Ltd | S-92 | G-LAWX | ||||
| 2020-may-20 | RN | HC.3 | ZJ129 | ||||
| 2021-jan-26 | HM Coastguard | AW189 | G-MCGU | ||||
| 2021-sep-23 | Starspeed Ltd | S-92 | G-LAWX | ||||
| 2022-jul-01 | JCB | S-76C | M-JCBC | ||||
| 2023-jul-24 | Apollo Air Services | AW109SP | G-FDHS | ||||
