CLT to BHM flight delays

CLT BHM Charlotte Douglas to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth · 350 miles

6,152 flights were scheduled from CLT to BHM over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,042 that made the trip, 80% 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
6,152
Arrived on time
80%
Cancelled
1.7%
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 CLT–BHM, 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 80.1% 65 min 1.8% 4,975
American Airlines 78.4% 74 min 2.3% 577
Envoy Air 78% 70 min 0.5% 438
SkyWest Airlines 90.4% 0.6% 158

A dash under typical delay means fewer than 30 of that airline’s flights arrived 15 minutes late or more — too few to average.

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on CLT–BHM: 67.8% of flights arrived on time, against 89.8% in October. 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, 80%.
Arrival on-time share, CLT to BHM, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 80.9% 474
February 80% 433
March 83.1% 471
April 79.8% 506
May 72.2% 544
June 75.2% 492
July 67.8% 477
August 78% 499
September 83.4% 526
October 89.8% 641
November 87.8% 574
December 78.4% 515

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.

CLT to BHM in one number

CLT → BHM

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 68 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,152 flights

80% of flights arrived on time

Questions about CLT to BHM

Which airline is most reliable from CLT to BHM?
SkyWest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 90.4% of the time, with 158 scheduled. Envoy Air came in at 78% over 438 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly CLT to BHM?
July, at 67.8% of arrivals on time, with 477 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 89.8%.
How late are CLT–BHM flights when they are late?
68 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 CLT to BHM flight cancelled?
1.7% 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 BHM 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.