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Airport month · May 2026
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,550 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 78.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.6% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 1.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,495 departures with 74.4% leaving on time: a change of +3.9 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 75.0% of the time (1,550 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 79.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.8%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.4%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.3% | 74.4% | 79.8% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.6% | 74.0% | 80.3% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.4 min | 18.7 min | 16.3 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 52 | 50 | 46 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,550 | 1,495 | 16,924 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 493 | 32% | 78.7% | 3.7 min | 0.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 366 | 24% | 82.0% | 2.0 min | 1.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 348 | 22% | 81.3% | 2.3 min | 1.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 170 | 11% | 78.8% | 3.4 min | 0.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 112 | 7% | 72.3% | 26.1 min | 2.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 2% | 87.1% | 7.0 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 29 | 2% | 69.0% | 13.0 min | 3.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1 | 0% | 100.0% | 2.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHM–ATL | Birmingham to Atlanta | 317 | 80.1% | 3.5 min | 1.9% |
| BHM–DFW | Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 209 | 78.0% | 10.0 min | 3.3% |
| BHM–CLT | Birmingham to Charlotte | 147 | 78.9% | 5.8 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DEN | Birmingham to Denver | 118 | 84.7% | 0.6 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–ORD | Birmingham to Chicago | 101 | 70.3% | 25.6 min | 3.0% |
| BHM–MCO | Birmingham to Orlando | 93 | 81.7% | 8.0 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DAL | Birmingham to Dallas | 88 | 73.9% | 3.2 min | 1.1% |
| BHM–DCA | Birmingham to Washington | 88 | 78.4% | 2.0 min | 1.1% |
| BHM–PHL | Birmingham to Philadelphia | 63 | 93.7% | -16.7 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–BNA | Birmingham to Nashville | 62 | 75.8% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–HOU | Birmingham to Houston | 44 | 84.1% | 0.5 min | 0.0% |
| BHM–DTW | Birmingham to Detroit | 36 | 88.9% | -1.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BHM on time in May 2026?
78.3% of 1,550 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 74.4% of 1,495 departures left on time and 2.5% were cancelled, against 78.3% and 1.2% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.