917 km · Domestic

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM) – William P. Hobby (HOU)

In July 2026, 76 flights operated between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth and William P. Hobby (both directions), and 73.7% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January6664▼ 3.0%
February6462▼ 3.1%
March7977▼ 2.5%
April8281▼ 1.2%
May8488▲ 4.8%
June8776▼ 12.6%
July8576▼ 10.6%
August80––
September76––
October78–in progress
November68––
December66––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)547524▼ 4.2%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January81.8%84.4%▲ 3.2%
February85.9%79.0%▼ 8.0%
March82.3%67.5%▼ 18.0%
April70.7%77.8%▲ 10.0%
May83.3%68.2%▼ 18.1%
June70.1%67.1%▼ 4.3%
July64.7%73.7%▲ 13.9%
August86.3%––
September89.5%––
October79.5%–in progress
November83.8%––
December90.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.0%74.0%▼ 3.9%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January40▼ 100.0%
February00–
March110.0%
April01–
May00–
June10▼ 100.0%
July10▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)72▼ 71.4%

By direction

BHM → HOU

Scheduled flights
817
Flights operated
811
Cancelled
6 · 0.7%
On-time departures
81.5%

HOU → BHM

Scheduled flights
818
Flights operated
814
Cancelled
4 · 0.5%
On-time departures
76.3%

BHM → HOU and HOU → BHM counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 1,635 100.0% 78.9% 10

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 delay10:00–11:005.5min · 223 recorded · 223 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour0.3min10:00 ↔ 11:00
Recorded flights1,635BHM–HOU

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 137 recorded · 136 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 46 recorded · 43 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 7 recorded · 7 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 85.2% · 223 recorded · 223 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 85.7% · 252 recorded · 251 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 177 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 116 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 122 recorded · 122 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 91 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 89 recorded · 89 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 132 recorded · 132 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 47 recorded · 47 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 92 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 81 recorded · 80 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 15 recorded · 15 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 137 recorded · 136 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 46 recorded · 43 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 7 recorded · 7 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 5.5 min · 223 recorded · 223 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 5.8 min · 252 recorded · 251 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 177 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 116 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 122 recorded · 122 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 91 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 89 recorded · 89 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 132 recorded · 132 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 47 recorded · 47 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 92 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 81 recorded · 80 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 15 recorded · 15 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 137 · 137 recorded · 136 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 46 · 46 recorded · 43 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 7 · 7 recorded · 7 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 3 · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 223 · 223 recorded · 223 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 252 · 252 recorded · 251 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 177 · 177 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 116 · 116 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 122 · 122 recorded · 122 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 91 · 91 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 89 · 89 recorded · 89 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 132 · 132 recorded · 132 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 47 · 47 recorded · 47 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 92 · 92 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 81 · 81 recorded · 80 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 15 · 15 recorded · 15 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 5 · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—136137
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4346
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—77
08:00No observations———
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—33
10:0085.2%5.5 min223223
11:0085.7%5.8 min251252
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—176177
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—114116
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—122122
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9191
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—8989
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—132132
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4747
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9192
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—8081
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1515
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—55
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 186 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 189 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 187 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 189 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 80.8% · 314 recorded · 312 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 76.3% · 379 recorded · 376 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 186 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 189 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 188 recorded · 187 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 189 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 7.8 min · 314 recorded · 312 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 13.3 min · 379 recorded · 376 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 188 · 188 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 188 · 188 recorded · 186 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 189 · 189 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 188 · 188 recorded · 187 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 189 · 189 recorded · 188 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 314 · 314 recorded · 312 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 379 · 379 recorded · 376 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—188188
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—186188
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—188189
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—187188
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—188189
Saturday80.8%7.8 min312314
Sunday76.3%13.3 min376379

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 134 · 134 recorded · 130 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 126 · 126 recorded · 126 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 158 · 158 recorded · 156 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 164 · 164 recorded · 163 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 172 · 172 recorded · 172 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 164 · 164 recorded · 163 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 162 · 162 recorded · 161 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 80 · 80 recorded · 80 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 76 · 76 recorded · 76 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 130 · 130 recorded · 130 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 134 · 134 recorded · 134 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 135 · 135 recorded · 134 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—130134
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—126126
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—156158
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—163164
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—172172
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—163164
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—161162
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—8080
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—7676
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—130130
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—134134
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—134135

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 time 78.4% 1,282
  • Delayed >15 min 21.0% 343
  • Cancelled 0.6% 10
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 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 on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
WN1272 HOU → BHM 58 82.8%
WN586 HOU → BHM 57 87.7%
WN258 HOU → BHM 53 88.7%
WN162 HOU → BHM 52 84.3%
WN437 HOU → BHM 42 59.5%
WN737 HOU → BHM 42 57.1%
WN786 BHM → HOU 42 78.6%
WN500 BHM → HOU 39 71.8%
WN1518 BHM → HOU 33 78.8%
WN3667 HOU → BHM 33 54.6%
WN3886 BHM → HOU 33 68.8%
WN2901 BHM → HOU 32 81.3%
WN850 BHM → HOU 32 84.4%
WN1227 HOU → BHM 31 93.6%

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.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 76 −10.6% 0 73.7%
June 2026 76 −12.6% 0 67.1%
May 2026 88 +4.8% 0 68.2%
April 2026 81 −1.2% 1 77.8%
March 2026 77 −2.5% 1 67.5%
February 2026 62 −3.1% 0 79.0%
January 2026 64 −3.0% 0 84.4%
December 2025 66 −2.9% 1 90.9%
November 2025 68 +3.0% 0 83.8%
October 2025 78 +50.0% 0 79.5%
September 2025 76 0 89.5%
August 2025 80 0 86.3%
July 2025 85 1 64.7%
June 2025 87 1 70.1%
May 2025 84 0 83.3%
April 2025 82 0 70.7%
March 2025 79 1 82.3%
February 2025 64 0 85.9%
January 2025 66 4 81.8%
December 2024 68 0 80.9%
November 2024 66 0 92.4%
October 2024 52 0 90.4%

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