The flight time from Birmingham to Houston is 1 hour, 58 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BHM Birmingham, AL 4 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 30 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Birmingham to Houston is 1 hour, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 30 minutes.

The flight distance from Birmingham to Houston is 562 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Birmingham
1 hour, 43 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
1h 58m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

29

Distance

562 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
29

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Birmingham from Houston by plane?

The distance from Birmingham to Houston by plane is 562 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Birmingham to Houston?

The flight time from Birmingham to Houston is 1 hour, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 30 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Birmingham to Houston?

United is the only airline with direct flights from Birmingham to Houston.

Does Southwest fly from Birmingham to Houston?

Southwest does not fly from Birmingham (BHM) to Houston (IAH). 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 Birmingham 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 90 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Houston 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 Birmingham to Houston, United is 78% reliable, which means that United flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 78% 19% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Birmingham and Houston, 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)
United 16 90 10 118

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 0.38
12pm 0
6am 0.95
6pm 0.06
10am 0.39
8pm 0.01
8am 0.13
5pm 0.48
3pm 0.54
9am 0.75
4pm 0.32

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Birmingham to Houston 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 101
February 79
March 84
April 116
May 128
June 139
July 144
August 145
September 140
October 146
November 148
December 138

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Birmingham to Houston 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 4.4
Tuesday 4.29
Wednesday 3.94
Thursday 4.25
Friday 4.29
Saturday 3.65
Sunday 4.17

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
United 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 15 93 9 119
12pm 24 93 16 133
6am 17 90 8 118
6pm 14 87 10 111
10am 15 84 10 110
8pm 15 100 13 128
8am 17 92 10 121
5pm 16 92 12 125
3pm 17 90 10 117
9am 16 88 9 114
4pm 16 93 12 123
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.