KBHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl
Birmingham, AL · field elevation 650 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KBHM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBHM 101953Z 27004KT 10SM FEW050 FEW180 SCT230 23/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02330017
- Wind
- from 270° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,530 ft · pressure altitude 440 ft
- Observed
- 39 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 36 | — | 4 kt from the left |
| 06 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,500–16,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBHM 101735Z 1018/1118 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM111600 25007KT P6SM BKN100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.56389, -86.75231
- Elevation
- 650 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1214Z / 2247Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Jefferson, AL
Airport diagram
Everything else KBHM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 12,007 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 7,099 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 119.4
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.25
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.9
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 125.675
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 050-230
- 123.8
- Approach 231-049
- 127.675
Published procedures
- 11 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KEKY Bessemer Ntl17 nm
- KEET Shelby County23 nm
- KPLR St Clair County25 nm
- KSCD Merkel Fld Sylacauga Muni32 nm
- KJFX Walker County/Bevill Fld35 nm
- KASN Talladega Muni35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBHM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.