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Birmingham airport: runway reopens after small aircraft makes emergency landing

Air
James Chapple
6 August 2025

Birmingham airport shut its runway for around six hours on Wednesday afternoon (6 August) after a small aircraft made an emergency landing.

The runway at BHX is temporarily shut

West Midlands Police confirmed to TTG it was called to BHX "after a small aircraft was involved in an emergency landing" at around 1.40pm.

"Officers are among the emergency crews at the scene and one person has been reported to have minor injuries," said the force. "The Civil Aviation Authority has been informed and the airport has suspended operations as an investigation is carried out."

BHX confirmed the closure at around 2.40pm."Following an aircraft incident, the runway is temporarily closed," BHX said in a statement. "We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause."