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Airport Reliability

BHM · Birmingham

Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport

82%
Departures within 15 minutes
12 min
Average departure delay
78%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.0%
Departures cancelled

Based on 21,158 departures and 21,157 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from BHM departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 85% on time on Tuesdays against 79% on Sundays.

When BHM gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(1430 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(5579 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(4435 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(3034 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(4618 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(1547 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(25 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(3059 flights)
  • Tue85%(2848 flights)
  • Wed84%(2865 flights)
  • Thu82%(3034 flights)
  • Fri82%(3086 flights)
  • Sat83%(2586 flights)
  • Sun79%(3190 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 73% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%1799
July 202576%1878
August 202582%1812
September 202589%1725
October 202585%1938
November 202583%1713
December 202580%1681
January 202685%1450
February 202685%1400
March 202679%1638
April 202684%1761
May 202681%1873

Airlines departing BHM

Busiest routes from BHM

Based on 21,158 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.