The flight time from Chicago to Birmingham is 1 hour, 49 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORD Chicago, IL 3 minutes early.
20 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 22 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BHM Birmingham, AL 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
United
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Chicago to Birmingham is 1 hour, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 22 minutes.

The flight distance from Chicago to Birmingham is 584 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Birmingham to Chicago
2 hours, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 48m
United
1h 50m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

22

Distance

584 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
15
American
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Chicago from Birmingham by plane?

The distance from Chicago to Birmingham by plane is 584 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Chicago to Birmingham?

The flight time from Chicago to Birmingham is 1 hour, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 22 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 48 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 50 minutes.

What airlines fly from Chicago to Birmingham?

United and American are the airlines with direct flights from Chicago to Birmingham.

Does Southwest fly from Chicago to Birmingham?

Southwest does not fly from Chicago (ORD) 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 Chicago 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 82 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Birmingham 11 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 Chicago to Birmingham, American is 83% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 16% 1%
United 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Chicago 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)
American 18 83 4 108
United 20 82 5 110

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
8am 0.29
12pm 0
6pm 0.16
11am 0.52
7pm 0.44
10am 0.52
5pm 0.46
2pm 0
9am 0.42
3pm 0.29

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago 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 78
February 75
March 88
April 85
May 99
June 134
July 96
August 115
September 102
October 106
November 89
December 84

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago 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 3.35
Tuesday 2.73
Wednesday 3.35
Thursday 3.38
Friday 3.42
Saturday 2.69
Sunday 3.21

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 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)
8am 17 85 4 108
12pm 19 79 4 102
6pm 24 81 6 113
11am 20 82 4 108
7pm 21 83 5 112
10am 21 84 5 113
5pm 18 81 5 107
2pm 10 84 6 100
9am 18 82 3 106
3pm 20 83 5 108
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.