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

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest BHM → TPA (1h 30m), on time 3 times in 4. Delta via Atlanta (3h 54m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 2h 24m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BHM	TPA	1h 30m	76%	0.5%	425	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	BHM 05:00 → MDW 06:50WN 442	2h 25m Chicago	MDW 09:15 → TPA 12:50WN 2907	6h 50m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	BHM 05:15 → ATL 07:21DL 1979	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 08:38 → TPA 10:08DL 1227	3h 54m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	BHM 06:15 → ATL 08:21DL 1618	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	5h 30m	99%	80%
American Details →	BHM 05:06 → CLT 07:35AA 3269	1h 40m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	4h 58m	96%	78%
United Details →	BHM 07:18 → ORD 09:41UA 4449 · flown by GoJet	1h 38m Chicago	ORD 11:19 → TPA 15:12UA 1834	6h 54m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	BHM 07:28 → ATL 09:32DL 1369	3h 14m Atlanta	ATL 12:46 → TPA 14:13DL 1525	5h 44m	97%	76%
United Details →	BHM 11:20 → IAH 13:26UA 4822 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 08m Houston	IAH 14:34 → TPA 17:55UA 2812	5h 35m	91%	74%
Delta Details →	BHM 14:10 → ATL 16:18DL 3012	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 19:59 → TPA 21:30DL 1720	6h 20m	98%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BHM 11:10 → LGA 14:45DL 4936 · flown by Endeavor	54m New York	LGA 15:39 → TPA 18:54DL 2404	6h 44m	71%	48%
American Details →	BHM 15:12 → DFW 17:24AA 5063 · flown by PSA	1h 06m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:30 → TPA 22:00AA 2401	5h 56m	49%	26%
American Details →	BHM 16:49 → DFW 19:00AA 5329 · flown by PSA	1h 30m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:30 → TPA 23:59AA 2256	6h 10m	71%	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

ATL · 1h 17m · leaves 05:15 2%

LGA · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 9%

DCA · 57m · leaves 06:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 14:10 12%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 15:37 13%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 15:12 51%

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.


Southwest WN 430 BHM 05:30 → BNA American AA 3825 BNA 08:31 → TPA Connection details →	2h 01m	4h 55m	95%	69%
Delta DL 1979 BHM 05:15 → ATL Frontier F9 3782 ATL 10:03 → TPA Connection details →	2h 42m	5h 25m	99%	68%
Delta DL 1017 BHM 12:03 → ATL Frontier F9 2912 ATL 17:14 → TPA Connection details →	3h 05m	5h 49m	94%	62%

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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