But we're not Birmingham Airport and Birmingham Airport isn't the Queen, so to make things easier they're just celebrating 80 years in Brum, this year. And we've been into the archives In , Birmingham City Council decided that the city needed an airport. Well duhrr! These plans were delayed — a niggling little matter known as The Great Depression got in the way — but in the location was finally settled upon.
Sites at Shirley and Aldridge were considered but declined. Yes, it's actually in Solihull, not Birmingham. Initial flights took passengers to Glasgow, Liverpool and sunny Croydon. You see, Croydon Airport was the UK's only international airport during the interwar period. It's rather fascinating actually. These bombers were manufactured at the Austin Aero Company's shadow factory at Cofton Hackett near Longbridge, but couldn't take off from the short runways at Longbridge Airfield.
Instead they were transported by road, minus the wings that would be attached at Elmdon. Croydon not looking so good now, huh? You'll see it before take off and landing as it's right by the airport, if you take a look around.
Two men steered the design; one of whom was named Valery Dawbarn — he asked people to call him Nigel. This picture perfectly illustrates the over-hanging canopies which resembled aeroplane wings. After the tragic attacks of September 11, , the airline industry was staggered. After several years of a dramatic decrease in air travel, BHM bounced back in and set a new record of 3.
In the summer of , the Birmingham Airport Authority Board of Directors approved renaming the airport to The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, in order to honor the legacy of civil rights activist and Birmingham legend Rev.
Fred L. In compliance with FAA regulation and popular passenger amenity, indoor service animal relief areas opened on Concourse C. BHM adds electric car chargers to the parking deck for passengers to charge up during their travels. Birmingham Airport Guide. Birmingham Airport History. Birmingham Airport was first opened in It was owned by the city council as a municipal airport and designed to meet the needs of the local residents and the industry of Birmingham city and the surrounding areas.
During wartime the Air Ministry took over and developed the site, building two hard runways. In the airport reopened and civil flights recommenced. By there were services to Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Jersey but the length of the runways restricted the use of larger aircrafts.
The expansion of the main runway in led to an increased number of jets using the airport and the need for expansion became evident as international flights became available.
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