BHX

Birmingham Airport

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Operated by Birmingham Airport Holdings Limitedmixed

ICAOEGBBElev327 ft

The Verdict

57/100Not broken, just… tired

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #104 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2007–2026

Operational30%

61It'll do

Sentiment25%

50Middling

Infrastructure15%

45Painful

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

81Actually decent

What People Think

BHX went from 'avoid at all costs' to 'actually not bad.' Progress.

4.0Avg Rating / 10

1,360

ReviewsGoogle 1350Skytrax 10

35%Positive

★ 3.3on Google Maps (1,350 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+0.39 over 3 years

Then: 4.6/5 (749 reviews)Now: 4.9/5 (606 reviews)

Positive35%

Neutral24%

Negative42%

Queuing

2.1

Cleanliness

1.9

Staff

2.1

Food & Bev

2.4

Wifi

3.0

Wayfinding

2.5

Transport

3.0

Shopping

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The Numbers

13.7MPassengers (2025)

+6.3%YoY Growth

Record year! 13.7M passengers in 2025, up 8% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 452% rebound from the 2021 COVID low.

12.5MInternational (92%)

1.2MDomestic (8%)

90,516Aircraft Movements

Passenger History

Lounges

3 available

Clubrooms Birmingham - Additional Fee Applies

priority pass

No1 Lounge Birmingham

priority pass

Shelby & Co Bar and Kitchen

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 86,229 flights

1.4%Flights Delayed1,216 of 86,229 flights

0.6minAvg Delay

Almost nothing is delayed. Either this airport is excellent or the data is lying.

-0.7pp vs prior year-0.3min vs prior year

Delay Causes (ATFM)

Weather8%

Carrier1%

ATC88%

Airport0%

Where You Can Escape To

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132 routes · 5 regions

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

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The Runway Report

1 Runway

15/3310,013ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

HistoryIn 1928, Birmingham City Council decided that the city required a municipal airport; thus soon thereafter a committee was established to work towards establishing such a facility. By 1931, several locations, including Shirley, Elmdon and Aldridge, we...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.