DFW to BHM flight delays

DFW BHM Dallas Fort Worth to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth · 597 miles

6,650 flights were scheduled from DFW to BHM over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,489 that made the trip, 75.2% 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
6,650
Arrived on time
75.2%
Cancelled
2.3%
Scheduled distance
597 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 DFW–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
Envoy Air 81.4% 56 min 1.7% 3,199
PSA Airlines 71.5% 97 min 3.5% 2,142
American Airlines 60.3% 101 min 1.9% 883
SkyWest Airlines 78.2% 76 min 1.9% 426

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on DFW–BHM: 62.8% of flights arrived on time, against 85.8% in September. 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, 75.2%.
Arrival on-time share, DFW to BHM, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 76.2% 489
February 79.4% 456
March 73.3% 512
April 73.8% 564
May 68.9% 635
June 62.8% 622
July 66.7% 570
August 77.4% 576
September 85.8% 587
October 83.2% 589
November 81.1% 539
December 76.1% 511

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.

DFW to BHM in one number

DFW → BHM

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 82 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,650 flights

75.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about DFW to BHM

Which airline is most reliable from DFW to BHM?
Envoy Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 81.4% of the time, with 3,199 scheduled. American Airlines came in at 60.3% over 883 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly DFW to BHM?
June, at 62.8% of arrivals on time, with 622 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 85.8%.
How late are DFW–BHM flights when they are late?
82 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 DFW to BHM flight cancelled?
2.3% 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.