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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 8% of the time at 10 am and 56% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


American	DFW	BHM	1h 51m	75%	2.8%	2,199	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Birmingham on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 09:46 → IAH 11:03UA 1586	3h 22m Houston	IAH 14:25 → BHM 16:20UA 6120 · flown by Mesa	6h 34m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → BHM 13:24DL 3012	6h 29m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 11:15 → BHM 11:11DL 1017	5h 41m	99%	85%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	2h 52m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → BHM 12:09AA 4932 · flown by SkyWest	7h 09m	99%	84%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 13m Houston	IAH 07:35 → BHM 09:31UA 4231 · flown by CommuteAir	4h 21m	97%	83%
United Details →	DFW 07:00 → IAH 08:26UA 2670	3h 44m Houston	IAH 12:10 → BHM 14:09UA 4263 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 09m	99%	82%
American Details →	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	1h 51m Chicago	ORD 13:01 → BHM 15:01AA 3971 · flown by Envoy	6h 31m	99%	81%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	3h 22m Denver	DEN 10:15 → BHM 14:03UA 1241	8h 18m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 16:10 → PHL 20:53AA 2973	1h 12m Philadelphia	PHL 22:05 → BHM 23:40AA 5402 · flown by PSA	7h 30m	72%	48%
American Details →	DFW 18:10 → MIA 22:05AA 2206	51m Miami	MIA 22:56 → BHM 23:59AA 3427 · flown by Envoy	5h 49m	44%	36%
American Details →	DFW 17:35 → ORD 20:29AA 1893	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → BHM 23:28AA 3757 · flown by Envoy	5h 54m	42%	26%

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

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 05:10 3%

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 05:30 4%

ORD · 49m · leaves 08:30 22%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 16m · leaves 14:56 32%

MIA · 51m · leaves 18:10 56%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 17:35 58%

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.


American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 1017 ATL 11:15 → BHM Connection details →	2h 02m	5h 11m	97%	87%
Frontier F9 1270 DFW 06:19 → ATL Delta DL 3012 ATL 13:30 → BHM Connection details →	3h 49m	7h 05m	99%	85%
American AA 3591 DFW 09:35 → IAH United UA 6120 IAH 14:25 → BHM Connection details →	3h 32m	6h 45m	95%	83%

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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