Airport info details | Airport Coordination Limited

IATA Designation

Level 3 (effective 26th March 2017).

Account Manager contacts (office contacts)

Jonathan Green;
+44 (0)20 8564 0609;
jonathan.green@acl-uk.org

Ingrid Hainy;
+44 (0)20 8564 0620;
ingrid.hainy@acl-uk.org

Coordinator Contacts

Arturs Snitko;
+44 (0)20 8564 0610;
arturs.snitko@acl-uk.org

Kirsty Phipps;
+44 (0)20 8564 0645;
kirsty.phipps@acl-uk.org

Jamie Blethyn;
+44 (0)20 8564 0625;
jamie.blethyn@acl-uk.org

How to apply for slots

All flights operating through Birmingham must have a cleared slot prior to operating. Slot requests for Birmingham Airport should be made either via SCR in standard SSIM format to lonacxh@acl-uk.org or via Online Coordination System (OCS).

Operators wishing to operate at the Elmdon Ramp are advised to contact one of the three FBOs to arrange airport slots (Blue City Aviation / XLR / Signature).

Airport Operating Hours & Airports conditions of use

Birmingham airport is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round

ACL Office Coverage

ACL provides services from 0830 to 1700 UK local time, on weekdays only (excluding public holidays).

ACL Out of Hours Coverage

Outside normal ACL office hours (evenings, weekends, public holidays), service is provided by the Birmingham Airport Control Centre (ACC). The ACC will only deal with short notice ad-hoc requests. All other schedule changes must be submitted to ACL during normal office hours.

ACC Contact:Tel: +44 (0)121 767 7529

If you do not receive a written slot confirmation please send your short notice ad-hoc requests to the following email addresses:

SeniorControllers@birminghamairport.co.uk

AirportManagers@birminghamairport.co.uk

Additional Operational Requirements

None currently advised

Planned Maintenance

Runway maintenance must be undertaken periodically. During these periods, the runway will be closed and no movements will be scheduled within the notified closure period. Runway closure notices will be posted

Closures will commence at 23:10 on Monday 02 November 2026 with all works completed by the morning of Saturday 5th December 2026.

Closures will operate from Monday night to Saturday morning, 5 nights per week. Nominally planned closure times will be:23:10 to 06:00L Monday night to Friday morning. 23:30 to 06:00L Friday night to Saturday morning.

Stand maintenance is planned with restrictions on overnight parking and diversion availability. Please see here for further details

Local Guidelines

Local Rule 1 – Describes the process for managing night flights at Birmingham Airport in conjunction with the Night Flying Policy agreement between Birmingham Airport and Solihull Council.

Sanction and Enforcement Codes

N/A

Coordination Committee

N/A

Slot Performance Committee

N/A

Seasonal Reports

ACL publishes Seasonal Reports for all Level 3 airports. These can be found using the search function here.

Reports for Level 2 and Level 1 airports are not published. If you would like to see reports for these airports, please contact us.

Capacity Declaration

W22 Capacity Declaration

S23 Capacity Declaration