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Airport month · February 2026
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in February 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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,149 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 84.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.9% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 6.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,116 departures with 79.4% leaving on time: a change of +5.0 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 79.0% of the time (1,149 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 26% and extreme weather 18%.
- On time 82.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.8%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.0%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.4% | 79.4% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 82.9% | 80.4% | 80.3% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.7 min | 17.6 min | 16.3 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 38 | 37 | 46 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,149 | 1,116 | 16,924 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 338 | 29% | 83.4% | 2.1 min | 0.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 257 | 22% | 77.0% | 7.0 min | 3.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 235 | 20% | 88.5% | -10.4 min | 0.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 151 | 13% | 80.8% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 83 | 7% | 90.4% | -0.6 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 67 | 6% | 77.6% | 0.8 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 18 | 2% | 88.9% | -14.6 min | 11.1% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 232 | 88.4% | -10.4 min | 0.9% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 133 | 85.7% | 6.0 min | 1.5% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 124 | 75.8% | 4.1 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 109 | 80.7% | -0.3 min | 3.7% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 84 | 94.0% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 80 | 66.3% | 15.3 min | 2.5% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 67 | 83.6% | 1.3 min | 1.5% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 57 | 73.7% | 8.1 min | 1.8% |
| BHM–MIA | Birmingham to Miami | 39 | 84.6% | 0.8 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–HOU | Birmingham to Houston | 31 | 90.3% | -6.3 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–BNA | Birmingham to Nashville | 28 | 67.9% | 15.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–PHL | Birmingham to Philadelphia | 28 | 82.1% | -2.6 min | 7.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in February 2026?
84.4% of 1,149 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 79.4% of 1,116 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 84.4% and 1.2% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 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.