PHL → BHMPhiladelphia to Birmingham

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Birmingham (BHM): 22 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,241 km, an estimated 2 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Birmingham. Updated 4 November 2026 at 23:14 UTC.

Today, PHL → BHM

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 10:40 AA5017American Left 10:32 Landed 11:36 −35
  2. 21:15 AA5322American On scheduleGate F16 · TF ·

Checked PHL board 18:14 · BHM board 15:48

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
BHM Birmingham smooth · +5
1,241 km · ~2h 05m est.
dep bank 10:40–21:1522x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 22x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 14 tracked PHL → BHM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~2h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures22x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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Sun
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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA5017 10:40 Mo Tu We Su · AA5054 10:40 daily · AA5357 20:50 daily · AA5322 21:15 Mo Tu We Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04AA5017dep −8 → arr−35
11-03AA5017dep −2 → arr−20
11-03AA5322dep −10 → arr−27
11-02AA5017dep −11 → arr−29
11-02AA5322dep −6 → arr−29
11-01AA5017dep −6 → arr−14
11-01AA5322dep +0 → arr+3
10-31AA5054dep −8 → arr−36
10-31AA5357dep −6 → arr−13
10-30AA5054dep +11 → arr+4
10-30AA5357dep −10 → arr−23
10-29AA5054departed−10
10-29AA5357dep −10 → arr−36
10-28AA5054dep −10 → arr−21
10-28AA5357dep −9 → arr−17

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 4 kt Full PHL delay board →
BHMBirmingham +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 3 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BHM: a 42% 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 Philadelphia to Birmingham route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL 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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PHL to BHM questions

Is PHL–BHM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at BHM is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–BHM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:40 and evening departures around 20:50 from PHL. 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 PHL to BHM?

Great-circle distance is 1,241 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 118–136 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–BHM fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 22 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.