BHM to CLT flight delays

BHM CLT Birmingham-Shuttlesworth to Charlotte Douglas · 350 miles

6,149 flights were scheduled from BHM to CLT over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,032 that made the trip, 81.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
6,149
Arrived on time
81.4%
Cancelled
1.8%
Scheduled distance
350 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on BHM–CLT, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
PSA Airlines 81% 93 min 1.8% 4,973
American Airlines 84.4% 135 min 2.3% 577
Envoy Air 82.5% 49 min 0.5% 437
SkyWest Airlines 79.5% 110 min 1.3% 158

Month by month

May was the month to avoid on BHM–CLT: 71.4% of flights arrived on time, against 87.4% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 81.4%.
Arrival on-time share, BHM to CLT, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 82.6% 473
February 82.7% 434
March 82.6% 471
April 82.1% 505
May 71.4% 544
June 79.9% 491
July 73.4% 477
August 78% 498
September 84.6% 526
October 87.1% 641
November 87.4% 572
December 82.8% 517

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

BHM to CLT in one number

BHM → CLT

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 94 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,149 flights

81.4% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BHM to CLT

Which airline is most reliable from BHM to CLT?
American Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.4% of the time, with 577 scheduled. SkyWest Airlines came in at 79.5% over 158 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BHM to CLT?
May, at 71.4% of arrivals on time, with 544 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 87.4%.
How late are BHM–CLT flights when they are late?
94 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the BHM to CLT flight cancelled?
1.8% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at CLT less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.