ZRH to BHX flight delays
261 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
63.57%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.15%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 55.5 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 34.1 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This is a late route. Flights from Zurich to Birmingham miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
The two directions do not behave alike. BHX to ZRH arrives on time 9.9 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Swiss International Air Lines arrived on time most often on ZRH to BHX. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in June.
Every airline on ZRH to BHX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines | 261 | 63.57% | 1.15% | — | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BHX to ZRH Birmingham back to Zurich 53.7% on time FOther routes from Zurich
Common questions
Are flights from Zurich to Birmingham usually delayed?
63.57% of flights on the ZRH to BHX route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Zurich to Birmingham?
Only Swiss International Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 261 flights and 63.57% arriving on time.
How often are ZRH to BHX flights cancelled?
1.15% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Zurich to Birmingham?
March, when 95% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 39.5%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ZRH to BHX during January 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 →