Birmingham (BHM) to Orlando (MCO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
136° SE
Birmingham (BHM) to Orlando (MCO) is 479 miles (771 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–MCO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–MCO; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
175
April 2026
Seats
26,141
both directions
Passengers
18,143
both directions
Load factor
69.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BHM–MCO?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–MCO in April 2026 (175 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
175 departures · 26,141 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.4%
Load
What plane flies BHM–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 67% of BHM–MCO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
118 departures · 69.4% load
67.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
45 departures · 69.2% load
25.7% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 70.1% load
6.9%
How has BHM–MCO traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–MCO departures rose from 140 in May 2025 to 175 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–MCO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
140 departures · 16,674 passengers
80.8%
Load
June 2025
138 departures · 15,636 passengers
73.0%
Load
July 2025
142 departures · 14,206 passengers
64.3%
Load
August 2025
90 departures · 9,197 passengers
62.4%
Load
September 2025
76 departures · 10,592 passengers
84.7%
Load
October 2025
166 departures · 20,334 passengers
82.3%
Load
November 2025
158 departures · 18,738 passengers
77.0%
Load
December 2025
160 departures · 18,428 passengers
70.9%
Load
January 2026
135 departures · 15,145 passengers
72.2%
Load
February 2026
113 departures · 15,185 passengers
83.9%
Load
March 2026
155 departures · 18,099 passengers
77.3%
Load
April 2026
175 departures · 18,143 passengers
69.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MCO → BHM
71.4% full
88 departures · 9,563 passengers
BHM → MCO
67.3% full
87 departures · 8,580 passengers
Nonstop BHM–MCO 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
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham (BHM) from Orlando (MCO)?
BHM to MCO is 479 miles (771 km / 416 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to MCO?
A nonstop covers the 479-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (67.4%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (25.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–MCO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 479-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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