KBHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

650

Elevation ft

Runways

12,007

Longest ft · 06/24

33.56N

86.75W

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport serves Birmingham, Alabama at 650 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 12,007 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	12,007 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	7,099 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 650 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	650 ft	2,565 ft	2,179 ft	3,268 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,850 ft	2,799 ft	2,305 ft	3,458 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,050 ft	3,033 ft	2,432 ft	3,648 ft
35°C afternoon	3,206 ft	3,063 ft	2,448 ft	3,672 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 12,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,672 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBHM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEKY Bessemer Airport	17 nm SW	6,007 ft
KEET Shelby County Airport	23 nm S	5,000 ft
KSCD Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport	32 nm SE	5,390 ft
KJFX Walker County Airport Bevill Field	35 nm NW	5,004 ft
KASN Talladega Municipal Airport	35 nm E	6,032 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBHM

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBHM, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBHM or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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