Birmingham’s Airport Lands in the Middle of the Pack in New Rankings

| March 27, 2017 

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For people not from Birmingham, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport might be their first introduction to the city. The airport completed a more than $200 million renovation a few years ago, but a new ranking of 89 American airports puts Birmingham in the middle of the pack. We have more detail in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

 

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