KBHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl
Birmingham, AL · field elevation 650 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KBHM current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBHM 111153Z 21004KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 26/23 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02610228 10267 20244 53013
- Wind
- from 210° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,813 ft · pressure altitude 400 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 18 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 36 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 06 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBHM 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM111700 25008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 PROB30 1120/1124 4SM TSRA SCT025CB BKN050 FM120300 20003KT P6SM BKN250
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
- 1107Z / 0037Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (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
- 14 approaches — ILS, LD, LE, LOC, LS, 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.