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Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (IATA: BHM, ICAO: KBHM, FAA LID: BHM), formerly Birmingham Municipal Airport and
later Birmingham International Airport, is the major airport that serves Birmingham, Alabama and Central Alabama. A joint civili-military
facility, it is located five miles (8 km) northeast of downtown Birmingham, near the interchange of I-20 and I-59. BHM served 3,222,689
passengers in 2007, and is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Alabama.
The airport has also been mentioned by Atlanta talk show host Clark Howard as a cheap alternate airport for Atlanta travelers due to
the presence of Southwest Airlines.
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