Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s BHM → MIA flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	BHM	MIA	1h 59m	86%	0.6%	651	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Miami on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Miami is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	BHM 05:06 → CLT 07:35AA 3269	3h 26m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → MIA 13:11AA 969	7h 04m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	BHM 05:15 → ATL 07:21DL 1979	3h 39m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → MIA 13:04DL 1332	6h 49m	100%	80%
American Details →	BHM 08:26 → CLT 10:59AA 2349	2h 31m Charlotte	CLT 13:30 → MIA 15:38AA 2912	6h 12m	100%	75%
American Details →	BHM 06:22 → ORD 08:49AA 4181 · flown by Envoy	1h 15m Chicago	ORD 10:04 → MIA 14:16AA 1474	6h 55m	91%	72%
Delta Details →	BHM 07:28 → ATL 09:32DL 1369	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 12:54 → MIA 14:55DL 1579	6h 27m	97%	72%
American Details →	BHM 06:00 → DCA 09:18AA 5561 · flown by PSA	2h 37m Washington	DCA 11:55 → MIA 14:38AA 1627	7h 38m	99%	69%
American Details →	BHM 06:00 → PHL 09:20AA 5218 · flown by PSA	2h 10m Philadelphia	PHL 11:30 → MIA 14:30AA 3302	7h 29m	95%	68%
Delta Details →	BHM 06:00 → LGA 09:29DL 4977 · flown by Endeavor	1h 46m New York	LGA 11:15 → MIA 14:24DL 1538	7h 24m	95%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BHM 17:24 → ATL 19:30DL 2484	46m Atlanta	ATL 20:16 → MIA 22:17DL 1588	3h 53m	73%	47%
American Details →	BHM 17:47 → PHL 21:07AA 5064 · flown by PSA	48m Philadelphia	PHL 21:55 → MIA 00:52 +1AA 2936	6h 05m	57%	29%
American Details →	BHM 16:49 → DFW 19:00AA 5329 · flown by PSA	1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:05 → MIA 23:56AA 2823	6h 07m	64%	23%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ORD · 1h 15m · leaves 06:22 9%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 09:20 10%

DFW · 1h 02m · leaves 06:18 18%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 48m · leaves 17:47 43%

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 18:42 44%

DFW · 46m · leaves 15:12 67%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 1979 BHM 05:15 → ATL American AA 2526 ATL 09:00 → MIA Connection details →	1h 39m	4h 52m	97%	80%
Southwest WN 440 BHM 06:50 → MCO American AA 1712 MCO 11:02 → MIA Connection details →	1h 37m	4h 24m	88%	73%
Delta DL 1618 BHM 06:15 → ATL American AA 512 ATL 10:38 → MIA Connection details →	2h 17m	5h 23m	96%	73%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON