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Birmingham, AL International Airport

Birmingham International Airport is an airport in Birmingham, Alabama. It is located 5 miles northeast of downtown, near the interchange of I-20 and I-59. The airport has the IATA Airport Code BHM (whereas there is a Birmingham International Airport in the UK with code BHX).

The following airlines fly to Birmingham International Airport:

• American Airlines
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines dba Delta Connection
• Chautauqua Airlines dba Delta Connection
• Comair dba Delta Connection
• Continental Airlines
• Continental Express
• Delta Air Lines
• Mesa Airlines dba US Airways Express
• Mesaba Airlines dba Northwest Airlink
• Northwest Airlines
• Pinnacle Airlines dba Northwest Airlink
• PSA Airlines dba US Airways Express
• SkyWest dba United Express
• Southwest Airlines

The present terminal building was completed in 1972. It has 20 airline gates, and separate levels for arrival and departure.

The airfield is capable of handling all aircraft types. The main runway is 10,000 feet long and the secondary runway is 7,600 feet. A Category II instrument landing system allows operations in visibility as low as a quarter mile.

The Air National Guard has a base which includes a wing of KC-135R air tankers. In the past, the air guard unit operated reconnaissance aircraft. There is also an aviation support facility for the Army National Guard.

An aircraft modification facility, originally built during World War II, is presently operated by Pemco Aeroplex. There are also two fixed base operators and numerous corporate hangars. The