Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in March 2026

74.0%departed on time

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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,383 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 74.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.1% reached their destination on time; 3.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 1.2 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,322 departures with 81.0% leaving on time: a change of −7.0 points, with flights up 5%.

Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 70.6% of the time (1,383 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 20%.

On time 76.1%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.2%
Cancelled 3.5%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from BHM in March 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	74.0%	81.0%	79.8%	72.8%
Arrived on time	76.1%	81.5%	80.3%	73.2%
Cancelled	3.5%	2.3%	1.6%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	20.5 min	17.2 min	16.3 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	46	44	46	20,403
Scheduled departures	1,383	1,322	16,924	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	474	34%	73.6%	9.3 min	1.7%
OH PSA Airlines	288	21%	72.9%	17.5 min	6.9%
DL Delta Air Lines	286	21%	85.0%	0.8 min	2.1%
MQ Envoy Air	176	13%	75.0%	8.7 min	2.3%
OO SkyWest Airlines	141	10%	74.5%	9.4 min	6.4%
YX Republic Airline	18	1%	72.2%	0.4 min	5.6%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
BHM–ATL	Birmingham to Atlanta	286	85.0%	0.8 min	2.1%
BHM–DFW	Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth	147	76.9%	22.6 min	6.1%
BHM–DEN	Birmingham to Denver	116	79.3%	5.5 min	1.7%
BHM–CLT	Birmingham to Charlotte	114	72.8%	3.8 min	3.5%
BHM–ORD	Birmingham to Chicago	102	71.6%	10.2 min	4.9%
BHM–DCA	Birmingham to Washington	88	69.3%	21.2 min	9.1%
BHM–DAL	Birmingham to Dallas	87	75.9%	9.6 min	0.0%
BHM–MCO	Birmingham to Orlando	79	69.6%	17.1 min	2.5%
BHM–BNA	Birmingham to Nashville	58	62.1%	12.9 min	3.4%
BHM–DTW	Birmingham to Detroit	45	53.3%	25.0 min	8.9%
BHM–HOU	Birmingham to Houston	39	79.5%	-0.1 min	2.6%
BHM–TPA	Birmingham to Tampa	39	71.8%	6.8 min	2.6%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	29.6%	33.5%	7,447
Late-arriving aircraft	44.3%	39.3%	11,137
National Aviation System	19.9%	21.0%	4,993
Extreme weather	6.1%	5.9%	1,527
Security	0.1%	0.2%	23

25,127 delay minutes on 280 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left BHM on time in March 2026?

74.0% of 1,383 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 81.0% of 1,322 departures left on time and 2.3% were cancelled, against 74.0% and 3.5% in March 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.