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Airport month · November 2024
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in November 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 November 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,529 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 87.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.7% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.2% of flights departed on time and 84.8% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 2.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2023, the airport had 1,467 departures with 90.9% leaving on time: a change of −3.0 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 86.7% of the time (1,528 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 59%, late-arriving aircraft 22% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 85.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.9%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 87.9% | 90.9% | 79.8% | 85.2% |
| Arrived on time | 85.7% | 90.3% | 80.3% | 84.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.0 min | 6.3 min | 16.3 min | 10.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 51 | 49 | 46 | 19,180 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,529 | 1,467 | 16,924 | 575,404 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 387 | 25% | 86.8% | -3.5 min | 0.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 297 | 19% | 83.5% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 229 | 15% | 91.3% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 195 | 13% | 87.2% | 0.0 min | 0.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 183 | 12% | 77.6% | 8.1 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 94 | 6% | 80.9% | 30.9 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 80 | 5% | 92.5% | -6.7 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 38 | 2% | 84.2% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 26 | 2% | 88.5% | 0.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 228 | 91.2% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 203 | 84.7% | 0.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 183 | 80.9% | 22.4 min | 0.5% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 88 | 79.5% | 1.4 min | 2.3% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 85 | 88.2% | -7.2 min | 1.2% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 82 | 87.8% | -5.8 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–LGA | Birmingham to New York | 80 | 92.5% | -6.7 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–IAH | Birmingham to Houston | 62 | 83.9% | 5.3 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 61 | 85.2% | -0.6 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 60 | 86.7% | 0.1 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DTW | Birmingham to Detroit | 57 | 77.2% | 13.4 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MIA | Birmingham to Miami | 57 | 86.0% | -1.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in November 2024?
87.9% of 1,529 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.2% and 84.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2023, 90.9% of 1,467 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 87.9% and 0.3% in November 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.