Flights Philadelphia → Birmingham
PHL → BHM
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Birmingham?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Birmingham (BHM) takes 2h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Birmingham has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 21.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route operates approximately 113 flights, serving a busy destination airport that accommodates 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Birmingham (BHM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 350 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Birmingham (BHM) heads south-west for about 1,241 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of PHL-BHM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 350 tracked PHL-BHM flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-BHM
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Birmingham (BHM) takes 2h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Birmingham (BHM) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 350 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Birmingham is 4.29% across 350 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
