Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl Airport (KBHM)

Description

Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (formerly Birmingham Municipal Airport and later Birmingham International Airport, is a joint civil-military airport serving the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area, including Tuscaloosa, in the United States. It is located in Jefferson County, five miles northeast of downtown Birmingham. The airfield can handle all aircraft types. Category II ILS allows operations in visibility as low as a quarter-mile. Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport covers 2,000 acres (809 ha) at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 6/24 is 12,007 by 150 feet (3,660 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 7,099 by 150 feet (2,164 x 46 m). Typical commercial passenger traffic includes Airbus A319/A320s, Boeing 737s, Embraer 170s, MD-80s, Boeing 717s, CRJ 900s, CRJ700s, CRJ 200s, and Embraer 145s models on about 128 take offs or landings daily. The dominant mainline aircraft was the Boeing 737 due to Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines service. Delta also uses the Airbus A319/A320 and MD-88 on its mainline flights. American Eagle (Republic Airlines) and Delta Connection (Compass Airlines) uses the Embraer 170. The CRJ700/900 family was the most common regional aircraft, being used by American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express. Birmingham Air National Guard Base is also located at the airport. It covers of approximately 147 acres and essential facilities to support the mission of the 117th Air Refueling Wing (117 ARW), an Alabama Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC), and its KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The above description has been prepared by IPACS forum user JetJockey10. Although this website is moderated as far as is possible, the text above does not represent the views of the administrator of FSCloudPort. If you have any concerns about the above content please email admin@

Runways

06 / 243658m x 45mModel size:3666m47m
36 / 181498m x 45mModel size:1504m47m

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IPACS Forum ID JetJockey10
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Created on 12/03/2019 20:09:57 GMT
Updates 24-Oct-2018 15:01:09 By JetJockey10

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Download instructions for a fully modelled airport follow Click for basic TSC

  1. Create folder My PC > Documents > Aerofly FS2 > scenery > places > US
  2. Download KBHM.zip file to your US folder and unzip to folder KBHM/
  3. Go Fly!
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