Flights Detroit → Birmingham
DTW → BHM
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Birmingham operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing an average delay of 14.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 154 flights serving a 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 Detroit (DTW) → Birmingham (BHM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 181 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.76%. 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 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Birmingham (BHM) heads south for about 1,007 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of DTW-BHM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 181 tracked DTW-BHM flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-BHM
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Birmingham (BHM) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 181 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Birmingham is 2.76% across 181 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
