At Birmingham Airport, passengers travelling on all airlines use justone terminal. The building is medium-sized and is divided into a north and south check-in hall.

The passage between the halls is indoors and takes about 3 minutes.

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Finding your way around the airport is straightforward. The central security checkpoint leads to all departure gates.

Queues at security can take up to 30 minutes, as can queues at passport control upon arrival from abroad.

Connecting flights

You won’t find yourself using Birmingham Airport very often for connecting flights, as no major airline is based there.

At present, Birmingham Airport does not offer the option of a direct transfer via the transit area.

If you’re planning a connecting flight in Birmingham, you’ll always have to go through passport control, leave the terminal, check in again and go through security to return to the transit area.

The total time taken for the whole process ranges from45 to 75 minutes, depending on the queues at the checkpoints.

Find out how to apply for an ETA to enter the UK in our article ‘Visas for the United Kingdom’.