Flights Chicago → Birmingham
ORD → BHM
How long is the flight from Chicago to Birmingham?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Birmingham (BHM) takes 1h 11m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Birmingham has a 75% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 17.4 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 523 flights, serving a busy destination airport that handles nearly 2.65 million passengers annually.
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 Chicago (ORD) → Birmingham (BHM) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1068 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Birmingham (BHM) heads south for about 941 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 11m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of ORD-BHM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,068 tracked ORD-BHM flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 4.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-BHM
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Birmingham (BHM) takes 1h 11m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Birmingham (BHM) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1068 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Birmingham is 4.21% across 1068 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
