Flights New York → Birmingham
LGA → BHM
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Birmingham operates with a high on-time performance rate of 74%, although flights experience an average delay of 16.8 minutes. The route sees approximately 250 total flights annually, using Canadair Regional Jet 900 and 700 aircraft models, serving the busy destination airport which handles over 2.6 million passengers per year.
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 New York (LGA) → Birmingham (BHM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 343 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Birmingham (BHM) heads south-west for about 1,392 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of LGA-BHM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 343 tracked LGA-BHM flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 7.3% 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 LGA-BHM
On the New York (LGA) -> Birmingham (BHM) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 343 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Birmingham is 7.29% across 343 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.
