Birmingham International Airport
Other Business Names:
- Birmingham Municipal Aerodrome
- West Midlands Joint Airport Committee
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Airport services
Notes:
Planned from 1933 by Birmingham Corporation and opened by it in 1939 when known as Birmingham Municipal Aerodrome. Soon after in military use, transferring back to civil use under government control. From 1960 again operated by Birmingham Corporation who then embarked upon a new building programme. Ownership passed to West Midlands County Council in 1974 and to West Midlands Joint Airport Committee, a consortium of local authorities, in 1986. Transferred to Birmingham International Airport Plc, owned by the authorities, in 1987. 1993 control passed to private institutional investors who undertook to expand airport facilities. Continues
Publications:
- Birmingham Airport 40th Anniversary Official Handbook by Cheater, B J (ed)
- Happy Landings. A celebration of Birmingham International Airport Plc, 1939-1989 by Negus, Geoffrey
- 'Municipal Aerodrome' in H J Black, History of the Corporation of Birmingham. Volume 6/II. 1936-1950 by Black, Harold J
- 'Municipal Airport' in J T Jones, History of the Corporation of Birmingham. Volume 5/II. 1915-1935 by Jones, Joseph T
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Birmingham Municipal Aerodrome
- West Midlands Joint Airport Committee
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Airport services
Notes:
Planned from 1933 by Birmingham Corporation and opened by it in 1939 when known as Birmingham Municipal Aerodrome. Soon after in military use, transferring back to civil use under government control. From 1960 again operated by Birmingham Corporation who then embarked upon a new building programme. Ownership passed to West Midlands County Council in 1974 and to West Midlands Joint Airport Committee, a consortium of local authorities, in 1986. Transferred to Birmingham International Airport Plc, owned by the authorities, in 1987. 1993 control passed to private institutional investors who undertook to expand airport facilities. ContinuesPublications:
- Birmingham Airport 40th Anniversary Official Handbook by Cheater, B J (ed)
- Happy Landings. A celebration of Birmingham International Airport Plc, 1939-1989 by Negus, Geoffrey
- 'Municipal Aerodrome' in H J Black, History of the Corporation of Birmingham. Volume 6/II. 1936-1950 by Black, Harold J
- 'Municipal Airport' in J T Jones, History of the Corporation of Birmingham. Volume 5/II. 1915-1935 by Jones, Joseph T