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Airport month · October 2024
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in October 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,623 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 89.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.2% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 3.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 1,519 departures with 87.1% leaving on time: a change of +2.3 points, with flights up 7%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 88.2% of the time (1,622 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 36% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 88.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.2%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.2%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 89.4% | 87.1% | 79.8% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 88.2% | 87.0% | 80.3% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 8.0 min | 8.9 min | 16.3 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 54 | 51 | 46 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,623 | 1,519 | 16,924 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 383 | 24% | 88.5% | -3.9 min | 1.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 373 | 23% | 87.1% | 2.4 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 255 | 16% | 93.7% | -5.5 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 250 | 15% | 88.8% | -3.4 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 182 | 11% | 80.8% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 86 | 5% | 89.5% | -4.6 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 38 | 2% | 86.8% | 10.2 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 34 | 2% | 97.1% | -12.4 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 22 | 1% | 72.7% | 8.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 254 | 93.7% | -5.5 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 227 | 83.7% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 211 | 88.6% | 1.5 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 94 | 93.6% | -10.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 93 | 94.6% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 89 | 88.8% | -1.4 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–LGA | Birmingham to New York | 85 | 90.6% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 82 | 90.2% | -2.2 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 68 | 82.4% | -1.5 min | 5.9% |
| BHM–PHL | Birmingham to Philadelphia | 60 | 85.0% | 6.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DTW | Birmingham to Detroit | 57 | 73.7% | 13.7 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MDW | Birmingham to Chicago | 54 | 94.4% | -5.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in October 2024?
89.4% of 1,623 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 87.1% of 1,519 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 89.4% and 0.4% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for BHM · methodology · corrections.