BirminghamBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport21:02·28°C·#103/327

OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR

+14 min

Birmingham (BHM) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +14 min, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations across 110 tracked flights.

Hour by hour

21:00today +14 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Birmingham (BHM) delays today: 64% of the 74 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +14 min and arrivals 12 min early, across 110 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 8 September 2026 at 00:37 UTC.

Departures37 timed

On time54%20

Delayed46%17

typical now +14 min

Arrivals37 timed

On time68%25

Delayed32%12

typical now 12 min early

On the boardfull board ↗

~~20:42~~ 21:14DL 4680DEN +32 min

21:20MQ 3433DFW on time

21:21UA 4680DEN on time

21:30WN 442DAL on time

21:43YV 4076IAH on time

21:45WN 3966BNA on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +28. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Running late right now2 of 18 still on the board · 11%

+32

DL 4680 from DEN · arr 21:14

Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 0.5% of the time.

+22

WN 277 from DEN · arr 22:42

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.

In the air to BHMlive positions · 3-min feed

3aircraft inbound · next to land WN 442 from DAL, lands ~21:16

WN 442DAL

lands ~21:16

YV 4076IAH

lands ~21:39

WN 4963LAS

~4h+ out

Positions as of 20:57 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

HOU+59m

DAL+45m

DEN+32m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

WNSouthwest+39m

Why6 kt E winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at BHM in our weather × delay record.

Cancelled 0.0%0 of 110 A typical day here runs ~1.1%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Last 30 days

Today is the 8th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +10 min departures.

Typical week here

+12

MON

TUE

+12

WED

+13

THU

+16

FRI

+13

SAT

+15

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+9 min), heaviest on Friday (+16 min).

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Birmingham airport delays today

BHM has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +14 min. Arrivals are 12 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 110 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 05:00 (+8 min expected).

Nearby gateways: ATL BNA MEM JAN AVL MSY · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Birmingham

Is Birmingham (BHM) delayed right now?

BHM has minor delays. Departures +14 min, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations across 110 tracked flights. 64% of the 74 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Birmingham (BHM)?

Winds E-090 at 6kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 28°C, Dew 22°C, Alt 30.08 inHg, Sky clear. 28°C. wind 6 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Birmingham (BHM)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Friday ran heaviest (+16 min).

How often are flights delayed at BHM today?

We tracked 110 flights today: departures +14 min, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for BHM?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds ESE-120 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind90° 6 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew28 / 22 °C

Pressure1019 hPa

KBHM 080153Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLPNO

19:00 to 10:00VFRWinds ESE-120 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

10:00 to 19:00VFRWinds ESE-120 at 13kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

Dep index

0.7/5Arr index

0.5/5

METAR 20:53 local · 9m ago · delay window 19:37 local · How these are computed → methodology