Route · BHM → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Birmingham to Houston
The BHM–IAH corridor (Birmingham, AL → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 11 carriers across roughly 562 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.1%
- On-time
- +4.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 77 min
- Delay when late
- 2,905
- Flights
Cancelled
1.8%
Best Month
Apr 2022 88%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 60%
Distance
562 mi
Carriers
11
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 60 | 24 | 5 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2023 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Sep 2023 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2023 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Feb 2023 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2022 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Sep 2022 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,YV |
| May 2022 | 86 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Apr 2022 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Mar 2022 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Feb 2022 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Jan 2022 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 1 | OO,YV |
| Oct 2021 | 91 | 26 | 1 | 1 | OO,UA,YV |
| Sep 2021 | 102 | 17 | 3 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Aug 2021 | 93 | 21 | 2 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Jul 2021 | 93 | 25 | 2 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Jun 2021 | 86 | 25 | 0 | 1 | OO,YV |
Cancellation Rate
1.8%
26 of 1,461 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
4 of 1,461 flights
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BHM - Birmingham
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Birmingham, AL.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About BHM to IAH
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Birmingham to Houston (BHM to IAH) running a 83.1% on-time rate over 2,905 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 76.9 minutes. The 562-mile corridor is served by 11 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.8% of 1,461 flights were cancelled, 0.3% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Apr 2022 posted the strongest performance at 88% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 60% - a 28-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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