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 1 time in 5 at 10 am and 2 times in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LGA	BHM	2h 47m	72%	6.0%	1,014	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 (Birmingham is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	LGA 06:59 → ATL 09:20DL 342	1h 55m Atlanta	ATL 11:15 → BHM 11:11DL 1017	5h 12m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	LGA 08:00 → ATL 10:29DL 364	3h 01m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → BHM 13:24DL 3012	6h 24m	100%	84%
American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 32m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → BHM 12:09AA 4932 · flown by SkyWest	7h 09m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 550	1h 35m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → BHM 09:46DL 3164	4h 47m	97%	81%
United Details →	LGA 10:15 → IAH 13:06UA 2617	1h 19m Houston	IAH 14:25 → BHM 16:20UA 6120 · flown by Mesa	7h 05m	92%	80%
United Details →	LGA 07:29 → IAH 10:13UA 1957	1h 57m Houston	IAH 12:10 → BHM 14:09UA 4263 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 40m	95%	80%
Delta Details →	LGA 10:59 → ATL 13:20DL 993	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 16:25 → BHM 16:19DL 2484	6h 22m	99%	78%
American Details →	LGA 08:48 → ORD 10:34AA 589	2h 27m Chicago	ORD 13:01 → BHM 15:01AA 3971 · flown by Envoy	7h 13m	92%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LGA 15:38 → IAH 18:46UA 1794	1h 09m Houston	IAH 19:55 → BHM 21:53UA 4022 · flown by Mesa	7h 15m	70%	51%
American Details →	LGA 18:24 → MIA 21:48AA 716	1h 08m Miami	MIA 22:56 → BHM 23:59AA 3427 · flown by Envoy	6h 35m	52%	41%
American Details →	LGA 18:00 → DFW 21:06AA 2388	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:59 → BHM 23:46AA 3067	6h 46m	43%	13%

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

DAL · 1h 15m · leaves 06:05 4%

DCA · 1h 05m · leaves 06:15 9%

DFW · 1h 18m · leaves 08:35 11%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 09m · leaves 15:38 30%

MIA · 1h 08m · leaves 18:24 48%

DFW · 53m · leaves 18:00 57%

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 4628 LGA 06:09 → ATL Delta DL 1017 ATL 11:15 → BHM Connection details →	2h 32m	6h 02m	98%	82%
United UA 623 LGA 08:05 → ORD American AA 3971 ORD 13:01 → BHM Connection details →	3h 17m	7h 56m	97%	78%
Delta DL 5068 LGA 06:51 → CLT American AA 4932 CLT 11:30 → BHM Connection details →	2h 34m	6h 18m	96%	76%

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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