Route Reliability
Washington → Birmingham
DCA–BHM · 653 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.8%
- Cancelled
- 1,047
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 1,047 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DCA–BHM flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–BHM flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 65%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DCA–BHM flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 66% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon67%(143 flights)
- Tue74%(150 flights)
- Wed78%(144 flights)
- Thu72%(141 flights)
- Fri72%(151 flights)
- Sat74%(113 flights)
- Sun65%(150 flights)
- 6–9 AM84%(274 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM70%(76 flights)
- 12–3 PM68%(332 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(8 flights)
- 6–9 PM64%(222 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM68%(80 flights)
Jun 63% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 78 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 75 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 85 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 85 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 92 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 88 |
| December 2025 | 64% | 85 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 76 |
| February 2026 | 65% | 78 |
| March 2026 | 68% | 80 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 83 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 87 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,047 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.