Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International in July 2026

71.6%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,501 domestic departures from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM). 71.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.4% reached their destination on time; 1.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so BHM departures were 2.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 1,601 departures with 74.3% leaving on time: a change of −2.7 points, with flights down 6%.

Flights arriving at BHM that month were on time 64.6% of the time (1,501 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 14%.

On time 72.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.3%
Cancelled 1.9%
Diverted 0.3%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	BHM, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	71.6%	74.3%	79.8%	68.8%
Arrived on time	72.4%	74.0%	80.3%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.9%	2.7%	1.6%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	27.4 min	20.9 min	16.3 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	50	53	46	21,066
Scheduled departures	1,501	1,601	16,924	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	437	29%	70.9%	15.0 min	0.5%
DL Delta Air Lines	344	23%	77.0%	6.5 min	1.5%
OH PSA Airlines	297	20%	56.9%	50.1 min	5.7%
MQ Envoy Air	208	14%	76.0%	4.4 min	1.4%
AA American Airlines	92	6%	90.2%	2.9 min	2.2%
OO SkyWest Airlines	92	6%	84.8%	8.7 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	31	2%	77.4%	8.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
BHM–ATL	Birmingham to Atlanta	313	75.7%	7.8 min	1.3%
BHM–DFW	Birmingham to Dallas/Fort Worth	206	73.3%	19.5 min	1.0%
BHM–CLT	Birmingham to Charlotte	149	69.1%	19.4 min	2.0%
BHM–DEN	Birmingham to Denver	119	77.3%	5.3 min	0.0%
BHM–DAL	Birmingham to Dallas	88	72.7%	16.6 min	1.1%
BHM–DCA	Birmingham to Washington	87	60.9%	75.2 min	9.2%
BHM–MCO	Birmingham to Orlando	69	69.6%	12.8 min	0.0%
BHM–ORD	Birmingham to Chicago	63	79.4%	-1.9 min	4.8%
BHM–BNA	Birmingham to Nashville	62	59.7%	25.3 min	0.0%
BHM–DTW	Birmingham to Detroit	62	87.1%	8.5 min	1.6%
BHM–PHL	Birmingham to Philadelphia	62	58.1%	42.1 min	9.7%
BHM–MIA	Birmingham to Miami	61	65.6%	16.9 min	0.0%

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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	33.6%	31.7%	12,594
Late-arriving aircraft	46.1%	41.8%	17,306
National Aviation System	14.2%	19.9%	5,321
Extreme weather	6.1%	6.5%	2,272
Security	0.0%	0.1%	14

37,507 delay minutes on 380 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 July 2026?

71.6% of 1,501 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 74.3% of 1,601 departures left on time and 2.7% were cancelled, against 71.6% and 1.9% in July 2026.

Provenance

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