From welcoming world leaders as they meet to discuss diplomatic relations in Birmingham to international sports stars and the Pope - Birmingham Airport has been at the centre of many major events over the years
The Airport is the starting place of some happy memories for many of us as we head off on our holidays.
We’ve taken a look at some photos of the airport from as far back as 1939 shortly after it opened and through the years. Take a look below:
1. Elmdon Airport, 1939
The terminal building and control tower at Elmdon Airport, Birmingham, West Midlands, 1939. Now Birmingham International, the building was designed by Norman and Dawbarn and built in 1938-9. The two canopies or 'wings' were intended to provide protection from the weather for passengers and cargo. | Heritage Images/Getty Images
2. 1960
British European Airways (BEA) G-AGZB Pionair crashes in Elmdon (Birmingham Airport) after having overshot the runway on a flight from Birmingham to London, 3rd November 1960. (Photo by R. Viner/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
3. Birmingham Airport, 1983
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4. Birmingham Airport, May 1985.
The new terminal building was located on the opposite side of the site to the existing terminal at Elmdon. It was built using a structural steel frame around a central well, with precast floor and roof units, and was clad in glassfibre reinforced concrete. The three-storey building had a floor area of 16,000 sq metres. It was later known as Terminal 1. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Historic England/Heritage Images via Getty Images) | Getty Images