Birmingham (BHM) to Newark (EWR)
Flight time
≈ 2h 30m
Bearing
51° NE
Birmingham (BHM) to Newark (EWR) is 849 miles (1,366 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–EWR
Filed traffic dataIn October 2025, Spirit Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–EWR; the Airbus A320neo was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 57% full.
Departures
2
October 2025
Seats
352
both directions
Passengers
201
both directions
Load factor
57.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BHM–EWR?
Spirit Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–EWR in October 2025 (2 departures).
- NK
2 departures · 352 seats
Share of departures100.0%57.1%
Load
What plane flies BHM–EWR?
In October 2025, the Airbus A320neo flew 100% of BHM–EWR departures.
- Airbus A320neo
2 departures · 57.1% load
100.0%
How has BHM–EWR traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–EWR departures fell from 49 in June 2025 to 2 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop BHM–EWR traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
49 departures · 2,609 passengers
30.3%
Load
July 2025
53 departures · 4,127 passengers
44.2%
Load
August 2025
34 departures · 2,849 passengers
47.6%
Load
September 2025
18 departures · 1,437 passengers
45.4%
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 201 passengers
57.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BHM → EWR
25.0% full
1 departures · 44 passengers
EWR → BHM
89.2% full
1 departures · 157 passengers
Nonstop BHM–EWR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through October 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Birmingham
US
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Coordinates
33.56°N, 86.75°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham (BHM) from Newark (EWR)?
BHM to EWR is 849 miles (1,366 km / 738 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to EWR?
A nonstop covers the 849-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–EWR?
In October 2025, the Airbus A320neo flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–EWR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 849-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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