About The Airport
- Birmingham is a leading European business and tourism destination at the centre of a £128 billion regional economy.
- The UK Government recognises Birmingham as a national asset that is key to UK aviation policy, delivering approx £1.1 billion to the regional economy and £1.7 billion to the national economy.
- Birmingham Airport boasts an extended runway which allows departing aircraft to fly further, in fact over 390 long-haul global destinations are served either directly or via one stop.
- Over 50 airlines fly from Birmingham Airport.
- Birmingham Airport has the capability to be a multi-runway airport in the long-term, that could handle 70 million passengers a year.
- 35 million people live within a two hour drive of Birmingham Airport, and with the High Speed Rail (HS2) national infrastructure project this will increase to 45 million people within a two hour drive, making it the UK's best connected airport.
- Birmingham Airport has invested £300m on infrastructure including building a runway extension, a new ATC tower, additional parking and new retail facilities.
- The West Midlands is the top exporting region in the UK outside of London and the South East, with export businesses growing by £29 billion in 2015.
- Birmingham's catchment area has the largest share of manufacturing activity in the UK and a specialist economy with high-value sectors including transport, automotive, aerospace, machinery and military equipment.
- There are 700,000 vehicles manufactured in the region annually, by iconic brands such as Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, Honda, Bentley, Toyota and MG Motor UK - all located within one hour of Birmingham.
Facts and Figures
- List of Top 5 Airlines: Jet2.com, Ryanair, TUI, easyJet and Wizz Air
- Number of Serving Airlines: 50
- Number of Direct Destinations: 150
- Number of Terminals: 2
- Number of Runways: 1
- Length of Main Runway (m): 3,052
- Passenger Numbers (mppa): 13 million in 2017
- Cargo Tonnes (p.a.): 44,000
- Ownership: Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands & Airport Group Investments Ltd
- Operational Opening Hours: 24h/7d
- Total Catchment Population: 10 million within an hour drive
- Urban Population: 35 million
- Aircraft Parking Stands: 58