Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

KBHM · Alabama, United States

The METAR station used is 32 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport 6/24
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

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SCT 7,500
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BKN 9,500
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OVC 11,000
METAR KSCD 270315Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM SCT075 BKN095 OVC110 22/15 A3015 RMK AO2 T02220151

METAR Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport - KBHM/BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is a large airport in Alabama, United States. The airport is located at latitude 33.56380 and longitude -86.75127. The airport has 2 runways: 6/24 and 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KBHM. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is BHM. The airport's IATA code is BHM. The airport is in the Atlanta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal on April 26, 2024 22:15, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 3 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 7,500 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 9,500 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 11,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 9,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 22 °C. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 65%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.15 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:27. This applies to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Birmingham Flight Center.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 055°-235° 3 kt 97 %
18/36 180°-360° 1 kt 3 kt 34 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

7,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds
9,500 ft BKN Broken clouds
11,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 22.2 °C
Dewpoint 15.1 °C
Rel. humidity 65%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T02220151Temperature is 22.2 °C (72.0 °F), dew point is 15.1 °C (59.2 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:00 (7:25h)
Midday
12:42
Sunset
19:24

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