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Airport month · January 2026
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in January 2026
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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,243 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 82.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.6% reached their destination on time; 4.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 6.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 1,195 departures with 78.5% leaving on time: a change of +3.6 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 77.3% of the time (1,244 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 32% and extreme weather 20%.
- On time 81.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.0%
- Cancelled 4.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 82.1% | 78.5% | 79.8% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 81.6% | 77.7% | 80.3% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.2 min | 15.4 min | 16.3 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 41 | 40 | 46 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,243 | 1,195 | 16,924 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 357 | 29% | 89.1% | -3.9 min | 1.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 284 | 23% | 70.4% | 11.6 min | 10.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 245 | 20% | 82.4% | -2.7 min | 4.5% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 161 | 13% | 87.0% | 1.2 min | 1.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 116 | 9% | 80.2% | 17.9 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 46 | 4% | 80.4% | -11.3 min | 13.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 34 | 3% | 70.6% | 20.7 min | 5.9% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 245 | 82.4% | -2.7 min | 4.5% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 157 | 75.2% | 16.7 min | 8.3% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 126 | 77.8% | -4.6 min | 11.1% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 93 | 91.4% | -5.7 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 89 | 65.2% | 8.1 min | 12.4% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 75 | 77.3% | 18.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 69 | 87.0% | -4.8 min | 1.4% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 67 | 85.1% | 10.2 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–MIA | Birmingham to Miami | 61 | 93.4% | -6.5 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–TPA | Birmingham to Tampa | 34 | 97.1% | -6.2 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–HOU | Birmingham to Houston | 32 | 90.6% | -11.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–BNA | Birmingham to Nashville | 31 | 87.1% | -3.1 min | 6.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in January 2026?
82.1% of 1,243 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 78.5% of 1,195 departures left on time and 5.4% were cancelled, against 82.1% and 4.3% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.