Birmingham (BHM) to Jackson (JAN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 13m
Bearing
247° SW
Birmingham (BHM) to Jackson (JAN) is 211 miles (340 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–JAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn February 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–JAN; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 57% full.
Departures
1
February 2026
Seats
137
both directions
Passengers
78
both directions
Load factor
56.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BHM–JAN?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–JAN in February 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
1 departures · 137 seats
Share of departures100.0%56.9%
Load
What plane flies BHM–JAN?
In February 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BHM–JAN departures.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 56.9% load
100.0%
How has BHM–JAN traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–JAN departures held steady at about 1 a month between June 2025 and February 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–JAN traffic, trailing 12 months through February 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 97 passengers
88.2%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 50 passengers
50.0%
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 78 passengers
56.9%
Load
Nonstop BHM–JAN traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through February 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
Jackson
US
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Coordinates
32.31°N, 90.08°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham (BHM) from Jackson (JAN)?
BHM to JAN is 211 miles (340 km / 184 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to JAN?
A nonstop covers the 211-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 13m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–JAN?
In February 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–JAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 211-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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