Birmingham airport terminal 1 (main terminal) - a guide
About birmingham airport main terminal (or terminal 1)
From the day birmingham airport was opened in 1939 until the opening of the Eurohub terminal (or terminal 2) in July 1991, this was the airports only terminal.
The terminal in its current form was opened in 1984. Although it is the older of the two terminals at birmingham airport, much work has been done to improve it since it opened, including recent refurbishment of the departure lounge, the arrivals area and work on the terminal's exterior and a new check-in concourse.
At the forefront of airport facilities, Birmingham Airport was the first Airport in the UK to have the wireless internet facility. The airport has wi-fi hot spots provided by iPass.
Airlines using the main terminal
The main terminal handles all the charter flights and most of the scheduled flights operated by airlines other than British Airways and American.
See our airline contact details page for a complete breakdown of which airlines use which terminal and our flight arrivals page for arrivals information.
Contact details for the main terminal
Information desk: +44 (0)121 767 5511 or 08707 335 511
Arrivals: +44 (0)121 767 5511
Administration fax: +44 (0)121 782 8802
Address: Main Terminal (or terminal 1), Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, B26 3QJ
Check-in desks, arrivals and departures at the main terminal
Check-in desks: on the ground floor in the main concourse
Departure lounges: on the first floor
Arrivals concourse: on the ground floor in the new millennium link block
Facilities at the main terminal
Check-in desks located on the ground floor, with the departures area on the first floor. Arrivals baggage collection, customs and immigration, and meeting areas are found on the ground floor of the terminal.
The terminal offers all the usual facilities, including shops, car hire desks and refreshment areas and there are airport lounges. The main terminal has more shops than Eurohub, including many high street names.
Both levels of terminal 1 have currency exchange bureaus and they remain open during flight times. There are ATMs (cash points) located throughout the terminals. There is a designated smoking are within the leisure and refreshments areas.
A Spar convenience store is located on the ground floor of terminal 1, especially useful for arriving passengers, and a left luggage facility is located on the first floor of terminal 1, next to Boots (open: 05:00 - 23:00).
First aid facilities are available 24 hours daily and a prayer room is also provided.
The main terminal (or terminal 1) is connected to the Eurohub terminal (or terminal 2) by the Millennium link (bridge).
Terminal 1 Birmingham Airport Facilities A to Z
Assistance: with baggage and check-in is available by contacting the Airport Information Desk (tel: +44 (0) 870 733 5511) prior to arrival. Also see our disabled facilities page
Baby changing rooms: on the first floor and also in the departure lounge
Birmingham airport hotel: from the on airport Novotel, to all of the other hotels offering a park, stay and fly package, including where to book them at the cheapest rate, see our birmingham airport hotel page
Birmingham airport lounge: Aviance and Servisair provide lounge facilities to their customer airlines and, subject to terms and availability, to the general public. Business services available in each lounge. For further information visit our Birmingham Airport Lounge page
Birmingham airport parking: find out about all of the on and off airport car parks, including where to book them at the lowest prices, at our birmingham airport parking page
Business booths: in the departure lounge have credit card operated phone / e-mail / modem and fax facilities
Car hire companies: the following companies have desks in the Millennium Link:
Avis: +44 (0)121 782 6183
Budget: +44 (0) 121 782 2266
Europcar: +44 (0) 121 782 6507
Hertz: +44 (0) 121 782 5158
National: +44 (0)121 782 5481
Cash Dispensers: cash dispensing for all cards can be found in the centre of the departure lounge.
Currency exchange bureaus: on both levels of terminal 1 and in the departure lounge, open from 05:00 until 20:00, 7 days a week. Contact a TravelEx on +44 (0)121 782 1717
E-mail: business booths in the departure lounge have credit card operated e-mail facilities.
Fax facility: credit card-operated fax machines are available in the business booths in the departure lounge on the first floor
Food and Drink: there is a pub, a bar, two coffee bars, a Burger King and a sandwich shop in the departure lounge
Information desk: in the new millennium link block and open 24 hours (08707 335 511) or in the departure lounge located next to Dixons
Internet: there are pay as you go internet booths in the centre of the departure lounge
Left luggage: Situated on the first floor, next to Boots. Also offering key holding and baggage delivery service. 1 April - 31 October: 24 hours, 1 November - 31 March: 05:00 - 21:00
Meeting Point: on the main concourse, next to the currency exchange desk
Meeting rooms: there are conference and meeting rooms at terminal 1 which accommodate us to forty people. For more information telephone the airport on: +44 (0)121 767 8063
Passport photo machine: main concourse on the ground floor
Pay Phones: available in small clusters throughout the terminal
Postal facilities: there is a mailbox in the main concourse near the currency exchange desk
Places of Worship: there are two prayer rooms are on the ground floor
Plane spotting: the birmingham airport 'Aviation Experience' is on the third floor of terminal one. It offers airfield views, interactive screens and a games centre. For more information see our birmingham airport plane spotting page
Shopping: there are a wide selections of shops in the departure lounge, including duty free. For more information see our birmingham airport shopping
Smoking Areas: within The Abraham Darby Pub and the Blues Bar on the first floor, and in Costa Coffee and the Shakespeare Pub in the departure lounge.
Taxis: The airport taxi rank situated outside the Millennium Link
Ticket Desks: for scheduled and charter airlines, located on the ground floor of the main concourse
Tour operators desks: on the ground floor in the main concourse, these desks are normally staffed 2 hours before flight departure, for tickets on departure only.
