Flights Zurich → Birmingham
ZRH → BHX
How long is the flight from Zurich to Birmingham?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Birmingham (BHX) takes about 1h 34m. 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 connects Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, to Birmingham. It operates using Fokker 100 and Avro RJ100 aircraft, serving a destination city whose airport sees over nine 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 Zurich (ZRH) → Birmingham (BHX) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines. Across 20 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 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Birmingham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Birmingham (BHX) heads north-west for about 921 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of ZRH-BHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Birmingham it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 20 tracked ZRH-BHX flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 44% | 36 min | 1.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ZRH-BHX
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Birmingham (BHX) takes about 1h 34m. 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 Zurich (ZRH) -> Birmingham (BHX) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 20 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Birmingham is 0.00% across 20 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Swiss International 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.
