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Airport month · July 2025
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in July 2025
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 July 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,601 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 74.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.0% reached their destination on time; 2.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 69.7% of flights departed on time and 69.0% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 4.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2024, the airport had 1,460 departures with 67.6% leaving on time: a change of +6.7 points, with flights up 10%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 69.2% of the time (1,602 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 74.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.7%
- Cancelled 2.7%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.3% | 67.6% | 79.8% | 69.7% |
| Arrived on time | 74.0% | 67.1% | 80.3% | 69.0% |
| Cancelled | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.9 min | 25.0 min | 16.3 min | 24.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 53 | 49 | 46 | 21,048 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,601 | 1,460 | 16,924 | 631,428 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 448 | 28% | 75.9% | 8.1 min | 1.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 356 | 22% | 64.3% | 24.6 min | 7.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 285 | 18% | 86.0% | 2.8 min | 0.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 231 | 14% | 73.2% | 11.1 min | 0.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 148 | 9% | 75.7% | 17.1 min | 1.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 62 | 4% | 46.8% | 28.7 min | 6.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 37 | 2% | 89.2% | 2.2 min | 2.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 34 | 2% | 79.4% | -3.7 min | 5.9% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 285 | 86.0% | 2.8 min | 0.4% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 210 | 66.2% | 23.2 min | 3.8% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 170 | 77.1% | 15.7 min | 3.5% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 93 | 75.3% | 2.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MIA | Birmingham to Miami | 89 | 69.7% | 19.2 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 88 | 63.6% | 8.6 min | 13.6% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 84 | 76.2% | 3.0 min | 2.4% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 83 | 73.5% | 9.0 min | 1.2% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 70 | 74.3% | 9.3 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DTW | Birmingham to Detroit | 63 | 73.0% | 30.0 min | 1.6% |
| BHM–MDW | Birmingham to Chicago | 57 | 87.7% | 5.4 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–PHL | Birmingham to Philadelphia | 49 | 69.4% | 13.5 min | 8.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in July 2025?
74.3% of 1,601 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 69.7% and 69.0%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2024, 67.6% of 1,460 departures left on time and 3.8% were cancelled, against 74.3% and 2.7% in July 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2025; 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.