Birmingham (BHM) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 25m
Bearing
280° W
Birmingham (BHM) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,812 miles (2,915 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–LAX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 97% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
194
both directions
Passengers
189
both directions
Load factor
97.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BHM–LAX?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–LAX in March 2026 (1 departures).
- DL
1 departures · 194 seats
Share of departures100.0%97.4%
Load
What plane flies BHM–LAX?
In March 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 100% of BHM–LAX departures.
- Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 97.4% load
100.0%
How has BHM–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–LAX departures held steady at about 1 a month between July 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 157 passengers
80.9%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
6 departures · 900 passengers
56.0%
Load
January 2026
7 departures · 880 passengers
49.4%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 189 passengers
97.4%
Load
Nonstop BHM–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; 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 Los Angeles (LAX)?
BHM to LAX is 1,812 miles (2,915 km / 1,574 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,812-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–LAX?
In March 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,812-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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