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Airport month · December 2025
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in December 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 December 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,355 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 76.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.3% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.0% of flights departed on time and 71.9% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 4.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2024, the airport had 1,459 departures with 78.9% leaving on time: a change of −2.7 points, with flights down 7%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 72.9% of the time (1,354 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 53%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 80.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.3%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
December 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.2% | 78.9% | 79.8% | 72.0% |
| Arrived on time | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.3% | 71.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.7 min | 19.1 min | 16.3 min | 21.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 45 | 49 | 46 | 19,410 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,355 | 1,459 | 16,924 | 582,304 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 436 | 32% | 81.7% | 3.3 min | 0.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 314 | 23% | 73.2% | 19.6 min | 2.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 276 | 20% | 85.5% | -2.1 min | 3.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 150 | 11% | 77.3% | 11.9 min | 0.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 86 | 6% | 84.9% | 6.6 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 77 | 6% | 84.4% | 2.8 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 16 | 1% | 75.0% | 41.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 275 | 85.5% | -2.0 min | 3.3% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 183 | 76.0% | 16.6 min | 1.1% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 131 | 80.2% | 8.5 min | 0.8% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 93 | 82.8% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 91 | 86.8% | -3.2 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 89 | 69.7% | 21.8 min | 3.4% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 80 | 80.0% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 74 | 68.9% | 33.7 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MIA | Birmingham to Miami | 61 | 83.6% | 0.2 min | 1.6% |
| BHM–MDW | Birmingham to Chicago | 44 | 81.8% | 5.4 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–TPA | Birmingham to Tampa | 44 | 72.7% | 8.1 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–HOU | Birmingham to Houston | 33 | 90.9% | -7.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in December 2025?
76.2% of 1,355 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.0% and 71.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2024, 78.9% of 1,459 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 76.2% and 1.3% in December 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 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.