Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) delays & on-time performance
Birmingham, Alabama · 31 nonstop destinations · 9 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BHM right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
278 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
83 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 16,924 departures from BHM; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BHM were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.6% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (88% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (78%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (94% on time); around 6pm did worst (64%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (44%).
Most delayed routes from BHM
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- BNA · Nashville75%515 flts
- TPA · Tampa75%425 flts
- DCA · Washington76%1,043 flts
- ORD · Chicago78%1,117 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth79%2,199 flts
- MCO · Orlando79%848 flts
- DAL · Dallas80%981 flts
- PHL · Philadelphia82%561 flts
- DEN · Denver83%1,218 flts
- CLT · Charlotte84%1,758 flts
Most reliable routes from BHM
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta87%3,334 flts
- MDW · Chicago86%457 flts
- MIA · Miami86%651 flts
- HOU · Houston84%447 flts
- CLT · Charlotte84%1,758 flts
- DEN · Denver83%1,218 flts
- PHL · Philadelphia82%561 flts
- DAL · Dallas80%981 flts
- MCO · Orlando79%848 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth79%2,199 flts
Best airline at BHM
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 88% | 1.8% | 11 min | 4 | 3,449 |
| American Airlines | 87% | 3.1% | 12 min | 5 | 509 |
| Republic Airways | 86% | 1.1% | 11 min | 4 | 353 |
| Envoy Air | 82% | 1.2% | 14 min | 9 | 2,359 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 81% | 0.9% | 20 min | 8 | 1,371 |
| Southwest Airlines | 80% | 0.6% | 12 min | 13 | 5,052 |
| PSA Airlines | 78% | 3.4% | 27 min | 7 | 3,663 |
| United Airlines | 77% | 0.0% | 19 min | 1 | 92 |
| Spirit Airlines | 67% | 0.0% | 22 min | 3 | 76 |
Best time to fly out of BHM
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am94%1,487 flts
- 6am89%2,527 flts
- 7am90%1,166 flts
- 8am91%683 flts
- 9am89%844 flts
- 10am85%1,580 flts
- 11am84%866 flts
- 12pm83%961 flts
- 1pm85%726 flts
- 2pm76%928 flts
- 3pm76%1,153 flts
- 4pm70%930 flts
- 5pm68%1,603 flts
- 6pm64%884 flts
- 7pm73%550 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft44%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather9%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.