The flight time from Atlanta to Birmingham is 46 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 2 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
29 minutes in the air
3 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BHM Birmingham, AL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Birmingham is 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 29 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Birmingham is 134 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Birmingham to Atlanta
56 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
46m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

53

Distance

134 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200250

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
53

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Birmingham by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Birmingham by plane is 134 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Birmingham?

The flight time from Atlanta to Birmingham is 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 29 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Birmingham?

Delta is the only airline with direct flights from Atlanta to Birmingham.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Birmingham?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Birmingham (BHM). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 29 minutes
Taxiing In 3 minutes
Arrives Birmingham 6 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Birmingham, Delta is 86% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 13% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Birmingham, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 13 29 3 46

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
1pm 0.02
10am 0.68
4pm 0.42
12pm 0.95
9am 0.24
11pm 0.59
10pm 0.48
8pm 0.43
7pm 0.33
3pm 0.01
8am 0.81
6pm 0.57
9pm 0.37
5pm 0.57
11am 0.02
2pm 0.95

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Birmingham that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 217
February 200
March 231
April 222
May 225
June 246
July 253
August 257
September 234
October 226
November 217
December 231

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Birmingham that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 8.02
Tuesday 7.19
Wednesday 7.23
Thursday 8.12
Friday 8.13
Saturday 6.63
Sunday 7.73

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
1pm 14 27 4 45
10am 16 30 3 49
4pm 13 29 3 46
12pm 12 30 3 45
9am 13 29 3 45
11pm 14 29 3 48
10pm 15 29 3 47
8pm 13 29 4 46
7pm 14 28 3 46
3pm 14 30 3 46
8am 15 30 3 48
6pm 13 30 3 46
9pm 15 30 3 47
5pm 13 29 3 45
11am 15 33 3 49
2pm 13 29 3 46
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.