Birmingham

BHM · KBHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

33.56°, -86.75°AL, United States

Passengers a year

3.3M

#82 busiest in the U.S.

22

nonstop destinations

30

airlines

58

departures a day

77.8%

arrivals on time

1.8%

flights cancelled

73.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from BHM, by passengers: ATL, DFW, CLT, DEN, DAL, MCO, ORD, IAH, LGA, MDWBHMDENORDMDWLGACLTATLMCOIAHDALDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Birmingham, with 33% of all passengers. 30 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 33% of the airport — the 51st most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is TUS at 33%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest70% full
33.0%1.1M+12.8%
DL
Delta78% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest
29.8%979.7K+5%
AA
American76% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Envoy, SkyWest, Republic, Piedmont
25.4%833K-5.8%
UA
United82% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Mesa, GoJet, CommuteAir, Republic
10.5%346.1K+2.6%
NK
Spirit42% full
0.9%30.1K+0.9%
+Other airlines
0.4%13.8K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

22 nonstop destinations from Birmingham, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    395.4K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    133.4K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    114.4K departing · 73% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    98.8K departing · 81% full

    Southwest Airlines · United Airlines

  • Dallas (DAL)

    98.3K departing · 65% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    97.5K departing · 74% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    89.3K departing · 74% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    83.8K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    54.1K departing · 79% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (MDW)

    53.8K departing · 68% full

    Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

22 nonstop · 5 airlines · 22 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Birmingham.

Body class · share of departures

When Birmingham is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak October 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
2,323,421
1991
2,188,196
1992
2,222,977
1993
2,289,521
1994
2,456,507
1995
2,780,770
1996
3,194,589
1997
3,167,832
1998
3,221,619
1999
3,390,456
2000
3,504,962
2001
3,455,055
2002
3,212,673
2003
3,261,356
2004
3,516,033
2005
3,506,762
2006
3,334,596
2007
3,620,981
2008
3,655,597
2009
3,177,994
2010
3,180,641
2011
3,179,597
2012
3,118,868
2013
2,877,952
2014
2,787,841
2015
2,762,137
2016
2,694,927
2017
2,769,261
2018
3,002,476
2019
3,121,863
2020
1,290,938
2021
2,220,444
2022
2,718,265
2023
3,081,824
2024
3,267,527
2025
3,293,961
2026
1,271,258 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Birmingham, 78 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 78Late 20Cancelled 2

16 min

average delay

298

flights cancelled

16.7K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 83.9%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 73.1%

Among US airports

#82

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 70.2%–87.4%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 70.2% of arrivals landed on time — 7.6 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 87.4%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)?

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport handled about 3.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #82 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 58 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Birmingham (BHM), flying about 33% of its passengers. 30 airlines serve Birmingham in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)?

Birmingham (BHM) has 22 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)?

About 77.8% of flights arriving at Birmingham (BHM) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Birmingham (BHM), about 20% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Birmingham. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).