Flights Baltimore → Birmingham
BWI → BHM
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Birmingham?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Birmingham (BHM) takes about 1h 47m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Birmingham has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 16 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 80 total flights, originating from Baltimore's airport which opened in 1947 and heading towards Birmingham, a city that serves over 2.6 million passengers annually at its airport.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Baltimore (BWI) → Birmingham (BHM) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 199 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Birmingham (BHM) heads south-west for about 1,096 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 80% of BWI-BHM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 199 tracked BWI-BHM flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-BHM
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Birmingham (BHM) takes about 1h 47m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Birmingham (BHM) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 199 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Birmingham is 1.01% across 199 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
