Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) – Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM)
In July 2026, 619 flights operated between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (both directions), and 73.5% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay05:00–06:00-0.5min · 627 recorded · 617 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour18.4min05:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights11,447ATL–BHM
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
17.98.7-0.5
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
8304150
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
94.3%
-0.5 min
617
627
06:00
91.9%
3.4 min
638
648
07:00
91.2%
5.8 min
591
603
08:00
90.9%
2.9 min
682
694
09:00
91.6%
2.0 min
821
830
10:00
88.2%
3.7 min
710
723
11:00
88.3%
3.3 min
486
491
12:00
87.1%
5.2 min
580
581
13:00
82.8%
7.0 min
702
711
14:00
81.7%
7.9 min
640
645
15:00
82.4%
8.5 min
591
594
16:00
80.1%
10.5 min
758
766
17:00
75.9%
16.2 min
772
785
18:00
77.5%
14.4 min
774
789
19:00
79.1%
13.4 min
535
552
20:00
78.4%
13.8 min
416
420
21:00
74.7%
17.9 min
388
395
22:00
86.5%
4.9 min
332
339
23:00
75.0%
14.2 min
244
254
Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
12.16.10.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,7358680
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
81.6%
10.1 min
1,706
1,735
Tuesday
88.4%
4.2 min
1,557
1,570
Wednesday
88.5%
3.3 min
1,558
1,563
Thursday
86.3%
6.6 min
1,703
1,710
Friday
84.1%
9.6 min
1,686
1,730
Saturday
82.9%
8.0 min
1,389
1,417
Sunday
80.3%
12.1 min
1,678
1,722
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
16.78.30.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,1965980
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
82.6%
8.7 min
891
932
Feb
88.6%
1.4 min
871
874
Mar
83.8%
9.3 min
1,066
1,082
Apr
86.8%
5.4 min
1,080
1,102
May
80.9%
11.5 min
1,142
1,154
Jun
79.3%
12.1 min
1,112
1,140
Jul
76.0%
16.7 min
1,187
1,196
Aug
85.7%
8.3 min
502
508
Sep
92.7%
0.2 min
520
520
Oct
92.6%
0.1 min
891
891
Nov
90.9%
3.0 min
965
981
Dec
83.1%
9.1 min
1,050
1,067
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time83.3%9,532
Delayed >15 min15.2%1,745
Cancelled1.5%170
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.