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Route Reliability

Birmingham → Atlanta

BHM–ATL · 134 miles · Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
3,270
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 88% of the time across 3,270 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BHM–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 78% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 91% on time on Wednesdays against 84% on Mondays.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(482 flights)
  • Tue88%(445 flights)
  • Wed91%(444 flights)
  • Thu90%(483 flights)
  • Fri90%(486 flights)
  • Sat88%(385 flights)
  • Sun86%(481 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(350 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(712 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(670 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(579 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(548 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(347 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 81% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%256
July 202587%284
August 202589%249
September 202595%260
October 202593%286
November 202591%256
December 202589%267
January 202686%234
February 202690%230
March 202687%280
April 202691%293
May 202682%311

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Based on 3,270 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.