CLT to BHM flight delays
Charlotte, NC (CLT) Birmingham, AL (BHM) · 350 miles
145 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.72%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.38%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
85 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 85 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from CLT overall run 9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion CLT has, this route is largely escaping it.
The Charlotte to Birmingham route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Every airline on CLT to BHM
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 65 | 71.88% | 1.54% | 88 min | — |
| American Airlines | 50 | 85.71% | 2% | 43 min | — |
| SkyWest Airlines | 30 | 86.67% | 0% | 148 min | — |
The return leg
BHM to CLT Birmingham back to Charlotte 83.22% on time BOther routes from Charlotte
Common questions
Are flights from Charlotte to Birmingham usually delayed?
79.72% of flights on the CLT to BHM route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
How often are CLT to BHM flights cancelled?
1.38% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When CLT to BHM flights are late, how late are they?
About 85 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on CLT to BHM during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →