DFW → BHMDallas-Fort Worth to Birmingham

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Birmingham (BHM): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 30% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 65 minutes late. 4 of the 11 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 959 km, an estimated 1 hour 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Birmingham. Updated 15 November 2026 at 23:13 UTC.

Today, DFW → BHM

Sun 15 Nov · local times
AA3139American227 min late

The DFW board at 17:13 shows departure at 22:39 instead of 18:52, gate D20 (TD).

Later cancelled
4.5%of 17,160 past American flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA6234 22:22American
Track AA3139 →
  1. 07:00 AA5607American Left 07:16 +16 Landed 08:58 +1
  2. 09:30 AA2493American Left 10:47 +77 Landed 12:22 +65
  3. 12:45 AA3482American Left 12:44 Landed 14:19 −13
  4. 14:52 AA5038American Left 14:49 BHM est. 16:34In the air · sched 16:47
  5. 16:56 AA5267American Cancelled ·
  6. 18:52 AA3139American Est. 22:39 +227Gate D20 · TD ·
  7. 22:22 AA6234American On scheduleGate E29A · TE ·

Checked DFW board 17:13 · BHM board 15:48

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth heavy · +37
BHM Birmingham smooth · +9
959 km · ~1h 44m est.
dep bank 07:00–22:2246x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 46x weekly · nonstop
30% on time

of the last 10 tracked DFW → BHM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +65 min. 4 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+65 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~1h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled36.4%recent route rate · 4 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA30% on time

Flights AA5607 07:00 daily · AA2493 09:30 daily · AA3482 12:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA5038 14:52 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15AA2493dep +77 → arr+65
11-15AA3482dep −1 → arr−13
11-15AA5038departed−3
11-15AA5267cancelledCNX
11-15AA5607dep +16 → arr+1
11-14AA2493dep +216 → arr+208
11-14AA3139cancelledCNX
11-14AA5038cancelledCNX
11-14AA5343cancelledCNX
11-14AA5607arrived−16
11-14AA6234arrived+82

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +37 min heavy ⛅ overcast · ENE 10 kt Full DFW delay board →
BHMBirmingham +9 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 7 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BHM: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Birmingham route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to BHM flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DFW to BHM questions

Is DFW–BHM running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–BHM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 18:52 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BHM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to BHM?

Great-circle distance is 959 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 98–112 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–BHM fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 46 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.