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Airport month · September 2025
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in September 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 September 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,375 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 88.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 87.8% reached their destination on time; 0.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 83.1% of flights departed on time and 82.8% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 5.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2024, the airport had 1,429 departures with 84.5% leaving on time: a change of +3.8 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 87.1% of the time (1,373 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 25% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 87.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.7%
- Cancelled 0.2%
- Diverted 0.3%
September 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 88.3% | 84.5% | 79.8% | 83.1% |
| Arrived on time | 87.8% | 82.6% | 80.3% | 82.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.7 min | 10.1 min | 16.3 min | 12.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 46 | 48 | 46 | 18,748 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,375 | 1,429 | 16,924 | 562,439 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 364 | 26% | 90.4% | -2.0 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 305 | 22% | 83.3% | 2.1 min | 0.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 261 | 19% | 95.0% | -11.0 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 209 | 15% | 84.7% | 0.9 min | 0.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 120 | 9% | 82.5% | 6.8 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 74 | 5% | 91.9% | -8.6 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 27 | 2% | 63.0% | 22.6 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 15 | 1% | 100.0% | -15.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 260 | 95.0% | -11.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 186 | 81.7% | 4.9 min | 1.6% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 161 | 91.3% | -6.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 122 | 86.1% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 89 | 85.4% | 7.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 86 | 73.3% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 73 | 93.2% | -3.6 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MIA | Birmingham to Miami | 53 | 90.6% | -2.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–PHL | Birmingham to Philadelphia | 52 | 86.5% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MDW | Birmingham to Chicago | 47 | 91.5% | -3.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–HOU | Birmingham to Houston | 38 | 89.5% | -7.6 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 38 | 92.1% | -2.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in September 2025?
88.3% of 1,375 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 87.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 83.1% and 82.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2024, 84.5% of 1,429 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 88.3% and 0.2% in September 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.