FAA facility Airport

BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA FAA BHM ICAO KBHM Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

06/24 12,007 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

06 24

Runway-end details

Runway 06/24 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
06	55°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	—	TORA 12,007 · TODA 12,007 · ASDA 12,007 · LDA 12,007
24	235°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	1,205 ft	TORA 12,007 · TODA 12,007 · ASDA 12,007 · LDA 10,801

18/36 7,099 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	180°	LOC/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 7,099 · TODA 7,099 · ASDA 7,099 · LDA 7,099
36	0°	—	—	—	—	TORA 7,099 · TODA 7,099 · ASDA 7,099 · LDA 7,099

Communications

24 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BHM VOT	110.0	—
LCL/S	118.25	24
ATIS	119.4	24
LCL/P	119.9	24
EMERG	121.5	24
GND/P	121.7	24
BIRMINGHAM RCO	122.2	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P IC	123.8	24
CLASS C	123.8	24
CD PRE TAXI CLNC	125.675	24
APCH/P DEP/P	127.675	24

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CLASS C	127.675	24
EMERG	243.0	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	256.8	24
CLASS C	256.8	24
ATIS	270.1	24
SFA	294.7	24
CD/P	305.2	24
LCL/P	317.725	24
APCH/P DEP/P	338.2	24
CLASS C	338.2	24
GND/P	348.6	24
SFA	396.0	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
06	ILS	II	110.3	Operational ifr (1980-12-24)
18	LOC/DME	I	111.3	Operational restricted (2017-08-10)
24	ILS/DME	I	109.5	Operational ifr (1976-09-23)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBHM

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BHM / KBHM
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-04
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON

Location

City: BIRMINGHAM, AL
County: Jefferson
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 33.56389, -86.75231
Elevation: 650.0 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BHM Commissioning date not listed ASOS

Wildlife strikes

830Reported strikes

56With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-26. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	45	2
2013	47	2
2014	16	0
2015	9	0
2016	14	0
2017	13	0
2018	19	0
2019	15	1
2020	14	1
2021	33	3
2022	36	0
2023	46	3
2024	47	1
2025	29	0
2026	20	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.