Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport frequencies

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM · KBHM) in Birmingham, AL is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map

All of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

Before taxi Birmingham

ATIS 119.4: A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
Clearance 125.675: Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff Birmingham

Ground 121.7: Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
Tower 118.25 (secondary), 119.9 (primary): Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.

Departure & arrival Birmingham

App/Dep 123.8 (050-230 · initial contact), 127.675 (231-049): One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Also

UNICOM 122.95: A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Flight service 122.2: Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
Emergency 121.5: 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.

By procedure & sector (11 more)

123.8	CLASS C (050-230)
127.675	CLASS C (231-049)
243.0	EMERG
256.8	APCH/P DEP/P IC (050-230), CLASS C (050-230)
270.1	ATIS
294.7	SFA
305.2	CD/P
317.725	LCL/P
338.2	APCH/P DEP/P (231-049), CLASS C (231-049)
348.6	GND/P
396.0	SFA

Every KBHM frequency, as one table

ATIS	119.4
Clearance	125.675
Ground	121.7
Tower	118.25 (secondary), 119.9 (primary)
UNICOM	122.95
Flight service	122.2
Emergency	121.5
App/Dep	123.8 · 050-230 · initial contact
App/Dep	127.675 · 231-049

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KBHM?

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport tower is 118.25 (secondary), 119.9 (primary), calling "Birmingham Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.

What is the ground frequency at KBHM?

Ground control at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is 121.7. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.

What is the ATIS frequency at KBHM?

ATIS at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is 119.4. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KBHM?

App/Dep for Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is 123.8, working as "Birmingham" (050-230 · initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KBHM?

Clearance delivery at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is 125.675. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.

More about KBHM

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.