Birmingham Airport runway shut after ‘aircraft incident’

0 views
0%

Birmingham Airport runway shut after 'aircraft incident'

Birmingham Airport’s runway has shut after an aircraft made an emergency landing, police have said.

West Midlands Police said one person had suffered minor injuries after a small aircraft landed at the airport, the UK’s seventh largest.

In a post on the Birmingham Airport Police X account, the force said: "We are at Birmingham Airport this afternoon after a small aircraft was involved in an emergency landing at around 1.40pm.

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

Date: August 6, 2025