The flight time from Birmingham to New York is 2 hours, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BHM Birmingham, AL 5 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 55 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LGA New York, NY 14 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
91%
Delta
87%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Birmingham to New York is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 55 minutes.

The flight distance from Birmingham to New York is 866 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Birmingham
2 hours, 33 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 19m
Delta
2h 21m
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

17

Distance

866 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
13
American
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Birmingham from New York by plane?

The distance from Birmingham to New York by plane is 866 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 New York?

The flight time from Birmingham to New York is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 55 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 2 hours, 19 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 21 minutes.

What airlines fly from Birmingham to New York?

Delta and American are the airlines with direct flights from Birmingham to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Birmingham to New York?

Southwest does not fly from Birmingham (BHM) to New York (LGA). 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 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 115 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives New York 14 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 New York, American is 91% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 91% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 91% 7% 2%
Delta 87% 9% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Birmingham and New York, 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)
American 14 117 6 139
Delta 16 114 8 141

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
12pm 0.02
7am 0.23
5pm 0.38
2pm 0.04
6am 0.96
10am 0.02
8am 0.06
1pm 0.01
9am 0.05
4pm 0.16
11am 0.47

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Birmingham to New York 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 20
February 24
March 30
April 47
May 80
June 100
July 101
August 108
September 100
October 107
November 102
December 87

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Birmingham to New York 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 2.83
Tuesday 2.85
Wednesday 2.87
Thursday 2.83
Friday 2.83
Saturday 0.88
Sunday 2.35

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 0
American 0

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)
12pm 15 111 6 135
7am 14 115 6 138
5pm 16 116 9 144
2pm 16 108 7 132
6am 16 115 7 139
10am 17 115 7 141
8am 14 111 6 131
1pm 13 110 4 130
9am 17 112 7 136
4pm 15 114 10 141
11am 16 115 8 141
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.