Wait Times
Airport
Wait Times
IATA Code:
BHX
Timezone:
UTC/GMT +1:00 hours
Airport local time:
Saturday, 3:38pm
0-15
minutes
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Data
Qsensor makes use of crowdsourced data for this airport. How was your airport security experience? Contribute to the community by submitting your wait time.
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Disclaimer
Waiting times may not accurately reflect your experience. It is advisable to arrive at the airport well in advance and follow the recommendations of the airlines and airports.
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Airport Last Updated
3:05 PM (UTC/GMT +1:00 hours)2024-07-13
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Average historical wait times
Just passed through security? Add your security queue wait time for BHX using the “Add Your Time” button above.
Security Fast Track (Express Lane)
You can purchase security queue fast track or “Express Lane” from here, please note, Express Lane is only available for security zones B-C. The security queue fast track gives you access to a dedicated queue at a cost of £5 per person if you pre-book online. Fast Track costs £7.50 if you pay at the airport.
Airport Security Guide for Birmingham Airport (BHX)
Here are some tips to help you navigate security at Birmingham Airport (BHX). Security at Birmingham Airport is located on the first floor, accessible from both the North and South check-in areas. Please note, that while renovations to the upstairs security area take place, the security queue area is now on the ground floor. This could lead to longer wait times at security checkpoints and delays. Please consult with your airline to determine the best time to arrive at the airport.
Advice on carrying liquids through security:
BHX has implemented a new liquids processing area before each security scanner. Here, staff will ensure each passenger is only carrying 100ml containers of liquid.
Only liquids, pastes, and gels in containers up to 100ml can be carried in hand luggage.
Containers larger than 100ml must be placed in checked luggage.
Items exceeding the 100ml limit will be removed and destroyed.
There is no restriction on the number of containers under 100ml that can be carried.
Containers with a capacity greater than 100ml, such as insulated bottles, are allowed but must be completely empty.
Do not place your liquids, pastes, and gels in plastic bags; leave them loose in your hand luggage.
Do not remove these items from your hand luggage when in the security search area.
You may carry sufficient baby food for the journey to your destination.
Hand luggage dimensions must not exceed 56cm in length, 45cm in width, and 25cm in height. After passing through security, if you need to return landside for any reason, the UK Border Force requires you to undergo the security process again to re-enter the departure lounge.
We also track security wait times for: Heathrow | Gatwick | Manchester | Leeds Bradford |Edinburgh.
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Current average wait time
The airport’s latest average security or customs line wait time. If the airport has multiple queues, we display the average of them. If you want a more granular view that includes wait times for individual queues, take a look at the terminal level wait times. We regularly update each airport’s data, but make sure you click the “i” icon to check when the last update was made.
Terminal level wait times
The latest security or customs line wait time for individual terminals. Click on the terminal to access more information at the terminal level. Please note that this data is not available for all airports.
Historical wait times
The typical wait time on different days and times of the day over the past 2 weeks. Click the filter at the top right of the graph to cycle through the days of the week.
Add a security or customs queue wait time
How was your airport security or customs experience? Contribute to the community by inputting your wait time. This feature is only available for airports where Qsensor does not automatically track data. To add a wait time, simply click the “Add Your Time” button on the airports page and follow the instructions.
FAQ
Search: By airport name, IATA code, city, county, country or region. To save you time, we keep your last visited airports on the front page. If you can’t find an airport, contact us using the contact form and we will look to add it.
Current average wait time: The airport’s latest average security or customs queue wait time. If the airport has multiple queues, we display the average of them. If you want a more granular view that includes wait times for individual queues, take a look at the terminal level wait times. We regularly update each airport’s data, but make sure you click the “i” icon to check when the last update was made.
Terminal level wait times: The latest security or customs queue wait time for individual terminals. Click on the terminal to access more information at the terminal level. Please note that this data is not available for all airports. We are working to expand this functionality to as many airports as possible.
Historical wait times: The typical wait time on different days and times over the past 2 weeks. Click the filter at the top right of the graph to cycle through the days of the week.
Add a security or customs queue wait time: How was your airport security experience? Contribute to the community by inputting your wait time. This feature is only available for airports where Qsensor does not automatically track data. To add a wait time, simply click the “Add Your Time” button on the airports page and follow the instructions.
Please note that this data is monitored and may be modified or deleted if found to be invalid.
Click the “i” icon to view and take note of more contextual information on each airport. “Airport Last Updated” denotes the last time the data was refreshed.
Our sources for wait time data vary and may include federal agencies such as the TSA, CATSA CBP, or information from the airport and its affiliated service providers. For airports Qsensor does not track automatically, we source data from passengers that have inputted their wait time using the “Add Wait Time” button.
Qsensor is not affiliated with any airport, airline, or associated service provider.
Although we regularly check queue times for accuracy. All times are estimates and waiting times may not accurately reflect your experience. It is advisable to arrive at the airport well in advance and follow the recommendations of the airlines and airports.
There are a wide array of ways that queue data is measured. Including but not limited to looking at how long a passenger takes to get from scanning their boarding pass to exiting the security or customs area. Auditing passengers on how long it took them to pass through security or customs as well as Qsensors’ proprietary system for user added wait times.
We currently support 234 airports worldwide, and for 86 of those, we track the wait times automatically. Whether it be London Heathrow, Istanbul, or Miami – we have got you covered. More are added all the time. Is Qsensor missing an airport that you want to be supported? We are more than happy to accommodate your request, get in touch via the contact form.
Qsensor automatically tracks a variety of airports including London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, Amsterdam Schiphol, Kempegowda Bangalore, Madrid Barajas, Hong Kong, Istanbul, and many more!
Just English for now, but we plan on expanding to more languages.
Send the request via the contact form below:
Contact form
Make sure you include the name of the airport and its IATA code in your request!
To keep wait times relevant, the message “There is currently no data for this airport.” is shown when no traveller has recently inputted a wait time.
For airports Qsensor automatically tracks, this message may also be shown if we haven’t recently gotten data from the airport. This typically rectifies itself within 12 hours.
If you have a suggestion for an airport you want to be tracked or a feature added, share it via the contact form.
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