Commercial Aircraft
In February 2012, typical commercial passenger traffic included a mix of Boeing 737, Embraer 170, Embraer 145, CRJ 200, CRJ700, CRJ 900, DC-9, and MD-80 models operating approximately 128 take offs or landings daily. The overwhelmingly dominant mainline aircraft was the Boeing 737 due to Southwest Airlines service at the airport with that type. The ERJ 145 was the most common regional aircraft. The Canadair Regional Jets and CRJ700/900 family shared the second spot for regional jets. No scheduled passenger service is offered on turboprop aircraft from BHM, although Mountain Air Cargo operates daily flights to Memphis using the ATR-72 twin-turboprop aircraft on behalf of FedEx Express. Unique regularly scheduled aircraft included a Boeing 727-200 operated by FedEx as well as the Airbus A300-600 and Boeing 767-300F (seasonal) operated by UPS, the only wide body aircraft to routinely use the airport.
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