Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport Guide
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is Alabama's busiest airport, handling about 3.3 million passengers in 2025. It sits five miles northeast of downtown Birmingham, and the Birmingham Airport Authority runs it for the City of Birmingham.
Commercial air service began in 1928, and the current airport opened in 1931. It was renamed Birmingham International Airport in 1993. In 2008 it took its present name to honor civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth. A terminal modernization project finished in 2014.
All passenger flights use a single terminal building that feeds three concourses. Delta, American, Southwest, United and Breeze are the main passenger carriers, and Spirit ended its Birmingham flights in October 2025. UPS Airlines and Atlas Air fly cargo. The airport has two runways. The longer one, 6/24, is 12,007 feet, which is long enough for widebody aircraft.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 3.3M passengers (2025)2 runwaysopened 1931
- Location
- 33.563, -86.751
- Operator
- City of Birmingham, operated by the Birmingham Airport Authority
Terminals
1 terminalBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Main Terminal, handling both international and domestic flights for around 5 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Main TerminalMixed
Delta, American, Southwest, United, Breeze
Concourses Concourse A · Concourse B · Concourse C
Nearby cities
4 citiesBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is closest to Birmingham (8 km southwest), and also serves Hoover, Bessemer and other nearby areas. With 4 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Birmingham8 km southwest
- Hoover27 km south
- Bessemer37 km southwest
- Tuscaloosa97 km southwest
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