Sunday 27 December 2015 - KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190STD PH-EXF makes its first visit to BHX

KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190STD PH-EXF operated their lunchtime service to Amsterdam....

.... its first visit to BHX having only been delivered shortly before Christmas

Titan Boeing 757-256 G-ZAPX operated their weekly IT flight to Chambery catching
the moisture in the air as it climbed off Runway 15

TCS World Travel Boeing 757-28A G-OOBD was a morning departure to Orlando Sanford....

.... the aircraft is operated on their behalf by Thomson and is named "Explorer"

.... and was positioning out to operate their next air tour

Swiss Airbus A320-214 HB-IJH operated their morning service to Zurich

Emirates Boeing 777-31HER A6-ENR operated their morning service to Dubai - its first visit to BHX

Gulfstream V N677FP which had returned from Warsaw on Saturday evening
was an early morning departure positioning out to Oxford

Aviation Beauport Citation XLS G-CXLS was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron

Tuesday 10 November 2015 - Jet Pool Network Falcon 7X OE-IPW is an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron

Jet Pool Network Falcon 7X OE-IPW was an afternoon visitor to the Elmdon apron
arriving from and returning to RAF Northolt

Aviation Beauport Citation XLS G-CXLS was a day stopping visitor arriving from Jersey

Freebird Airbus A320-214 TC-FHE operated their IT flight from Antalya....

.... departing off Runway 15 as it returned via Stansted

Eurowings Airbus A320-214 D-AIZV operated their morning service to Dusseldorf

Saturday 27 December 2014 - Cavok Air, Jet2 Holidays and Wizz Air are overnight diversions due to snow

Cavok Air Antonov 12BP UR-CKL was a morning departure positioning over to East Midlands....

.... it was one of a number of diversions on Friday evening when East Midlands had been closed
by snow - it had held for two hours before diverting to BHX - other diversions included....

Jet2 Holidays Boeing 737-8K5 G-GDFU which had arrived from Arrecife - its first visit as such although....

.... it had previously visited when it was D-AHFX with TUIfly - it positioned back to East Midlands

Jet2 Holidays Boeing 737-85P G-GDFF had arrived from Tenerife also a first visit as such....

.... it had previously visited as EC-HGP with Air Europe - it also returned to East Midlands

Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 HA-LWF had diverted in from Doncaster which was also closed by snow....

.... it positioned back to Katowice from where it had arrived - this was its first visit to BHX

Swiss Airbus A321-111 HB-IOC operated their delayed morning service to Zurich

Austrian Airbus A320-214 OE-LBR operated their weekly IT/inclusive tour flight from Innsbruck

Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS EI-FEI operated their flight from Faro - its first visit to BHX

Ukraine Air Alliance Antonov 12BP UR-CGW was a late afternoon arrival from Ponta Delgada
in the Azores as it positioned to operate an aid flight to South Sudan on Sunday

Aviation Beaumont Citation XLS G-OJER made a brief lunchtime visit to the Elmdon apron

Hangar8 Hawker 900XP G-URTH was an afternoon arrival from Edinburgh

Wednesday 22 October 2014 - Cavok Air Antonov 12AP UR-CCP is a morning departure to Valencia

Cavok Air Antonov 12AP UR-CCP lifts off Runway 33 on its way to Valencia.... Photo: James Ralph

.... it had earlier positioned in from Maastricht to collect a load of freight Photo: Mike Hollick

.... having only once previously visited BHX when operated by Aerovis Airlines

.... after departing from Foxtrot 1 it made a long take off roll

.... climbing slowly over the airfield boundary at Sheldon Country Park

.... "smoking" as only an Antonov 12 can! Photos: James Ralph

.... before turning and heading back over the airfield as it slowly climbed away

Jet2 Holidays Boeing 737-8K5 G-GDFD positioned in from Glasgow....

.... to operate a cruise charter to Malaga - its first visit to BHX - with....

Jet2 Boeing 737-36Q G-GDFT arriving from East Midlands to operate a second flight to Malaga....

.... this aircraft was previously G-TOYM with bmibaby but has subsequently had winglets fitted

Danu Oro Transportas/DOT ATR 72-201 LY-MCA operated the flybe service to the Isle of Man

Global 5000 N468GH which arrived on Monday afternoon spent the day parked up Photo: Mike Hollick

Air Hamburg Embraer Phenom 300 D-CHIC was a morning arrival....

.... parking up on the Elmdon apron before departing to Cologne Photo: Mike Hollick

Blink Cessna 510 Mustang G-FBKB and Aviation Beauport Cessna 510 Mustang G-XAVB
which had both arrived on Tuesday departed during the day

Sikorsky S-76A 2-BYDF was a lunchtime visitor to the Elmdon apron - the first visit of
a Guernsey registered helicopter to BHX - it was previously G-BYDF Photos: Mike Hollick

Tuesday 21 October 2014 - Global 5000 N468GH spends the day parked on the Elmdon apron

Global 5000 N468GH which arrived on Monday afternoon spent the day parked up on the Elmdon apron

Sunwest Aviation Gulfstream G150 C-GZCZ which arrived on Sunday also remained parked up

Aviation Beauport Cessna 510 Mustang G-XAVB was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

It was a blustery day as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo passed over the country
- PIA Boeing 777-340ER AP-BHW makes an interesting approach to Runway 33....

.... as a shower and Rainbow pass over the airfield while the strong northerly wind resulted in some

.... in some very short take off runs - Monarch Airbus A321-231 G-OZBN
uses less than half the runway to depart to Tenerife