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. 50% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. 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 14 November 2026 at 18:56 UTC.

Today, DFW → BHM

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AA2493American210 min late

The DFW board at 12:56 shows departure at 13:00 instead of 09:30, gate A36 (TA).

Landing
10:52BHM board estimate · sched 11:17
Later cancelled
2%of 16,762 past American flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA5038 15:11American · then AA6234 22:00
Track AA2493 →
AA6234American15 min late

The DFW board at 12:56 shows departure at 22:15 instead of 22:00, gate E29A (TE).

Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DFW to BHM departure of the day
Track AA6234 →
  1. 07:00 AA5607American Left 07:00 Landed 08:41 −16
  2. 09:30 AA2493American Est. 13:00 +210Gate A36 · TA BHM est. 10:52sched 11:17
  3. 13:04 AA5343 Cancelled ·
  4. 15:11 AA5038American On scheduleGate E30 · TE ·
  5. 18:52 AA3139American Cancelled ·
  6. 22:00 AA6234American Est. 22:15 +15Gate E29A · TE ·

Checked DFW board 12:56 · BHM board 10:48

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth heavy · +35
BHM Birmingham smooth · +0
959 km · ~1h 44m est.
dep bank 07:00–22:2246x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 46x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 4 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 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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Tue
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Thu
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Sat
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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 AirlinesAA50% 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
11-14AA3139cancelledCNX
11-14AA5343cancelledCNX
11-14AA5607dep +0 → arr−16
11-13AA2493dep +1 → arr−13
11-13AA3139dep +257 → arr+236
11-13AA3482dep −4 → arr−21
11-13AA5038departed−5
11-13AA5267cancelledCNX
11-13AA5607dep −8 → arr−31
11-13AA6234cancelledCNX
11-12AA6234arrived−25

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 +35 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 12 kt Full DFW delay board →
BHMBirmingham +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 9 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BHM: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 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 77/100. 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.