Birmingham Airport has unveiled a draft 15-year master plan proposing more than £2 billion of investment to increase annual passenger capacity from about 13 million in 2025 to approximately 30 million by 2041. The programme would expand terminal and baggage facilities, add aircraft stands and improve surface access while making fuller use of the existing runway at the West Midlands airport.
The proposals include a terminal area up to 60% larger, an increase in aircraft stands from 42 to 75, upgraded taxiways, improved public transport links and additional parking. The first development stage could begin in 2027, subject to consultation, planning and investment decisions, with early work focused on baggage systems, terminal facilities, stands and surface access.
Birmingham Airport estimates that the programme could support more than 50,000 jobs, including about 3,800 on the airport site, and generate an additional £3.6 billion in gross value added for the West Midlands. Airport chief executive Nick Barton linked delivery to a fair and stable taxation environment.
An eight-week public consultation will include local events from 16 October in Hampton-in-Arden and is scheduled to close on 4 December. The draft plan is not planning permission or an approved construction programme; a final version is expected in 2027. The airport forecasts that quieter aircraft would prevent noise impacts from worsening despite the projected growth.