About The Airport
- Birmingham is the UK’s second city, home to over 1.1 million residents (a larger population than England’s third and fourth most populated cities combined). This rises to 6 million when including the West Midlands region.
- BHX is the UK’s best-connected airport, accessible to 83% of the population of England and Wales within a 2-hour rail or road journey. Our 60-minute core catchment contains over 10 million people.
- Birmingham and its surrounding areas house some of the UK’s major tourism destinations including the homes of Peaky Blinders, William Shakespeare and Cadbury Chocolate. Birmingham was the third most visited English city in 2022 (by overnight visits from inbound visitors).
- The West Midlands is attracting more FDI than ever before, including 181 new projects in 2022/23 alone, with major firms – such as Jaguar Land Rover, HSBC, Goldman Sachs and the British Broadcasting Corporation having long-term commitments in the region.
- The UK’s High Speed Rail project (HS2) will directly connect Birmingham Airport with London in approximately 37 minutes, placing us at the equivalent of Zone 5 on the London Underground and comparing favourably with several London airports.
- The West Midlands is the top exporting region in the UK outside of London and the South-east, with export value reaching almost £35 billion in 2023.
- 20 Universities within our catchment place almost 90,000 international students within a 60-minute drive of the airport. Our key student markets include India, China/ Hong Kong and Nigeria.
Facts and Figures
- List of Top 5 Airlines: Ryanair, Jet2, easyJet, TUI & Emirates (by passenger volume)
- Number of Serving Airlines: 30
- Number of Direct Destinations: 136
- Number of Terminals: 1 (North and South piers)
- Number of Runways: 1
- Length of Main Runway (m): 3,052
- Passenger Numbers (mppa): 13.0m in 2024/25
- Cargo Tonnes (p.a.): 44,000
- Ownership: Public private partnership: West Midlands district councils: 49%. Private investors: 48.25%. Employee Share Trust: 2.75%
- Operational Opening Hours: 24/7
- Total Catchment Population: 90-miles = 28.5m / 60-miles = 11.4m / 30-miles = 5.2m
- Urban Population: Wider Birmingham Metropolitan area = 4.3m
- Aircraft Parking Stands: 63