Birmingham (BHM) to Bloomington/Normal (BMI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
347° N
Birmingham (BHM) to Bloomington/Normal (BMI) is 492 miles (792 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–BMI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–BMI; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
76
both directions
Passengers
65
both directions
Load factor
85.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BHM–BMI?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–BMI in April 2026 (1 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.5%
Load
What plane flies BHM–BMI?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of BHM–BMI departures.
- Embraer E175
1 departures · 85.5% load
100.0%
How has BHM–BMI traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–BMI departures held steady at about 1 a month between December 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–BMI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
December 2025
1 departures · 67 passengers
88.2%
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 50 passengers
72.5%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 45 passengers
90.0%
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 65 passengers
85.5%
Load
Nonstop BHM–BMI traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Birmingham
US
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Coordinates
33.56°N, 86.75°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Bloomington/Normal
US
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal
Coordinates
40.48°N, 88.92°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham (BHM) from Bloomington/Normal (BMI)?
BHM to BMI is 492 miles (792 km / 428 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to BMI?
A nonstop covers the 492-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–BMI?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–BMI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 492-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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