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Buffalo (BUF) departure delays

1,865 departures · 27 routes · March 2025 – August 2026

76.82%

Left on time

Within 15 minutes of schedule

2.84%

Cancelled

Share of departures

68 min

When late, late by

Average delayed departure

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Rank

Among graded US airports

What the record says about BUF

BUF runs about as well as the average airport here.

The airlines flying from here are not equally affected. Republic Airways left on time 12.1 points more often than Southwest Airlines from the same airport — which is the clearest evidence available that a delayed departure is not purely the airport's fault.

Which airlines run best out of BUF

Airline	Departures	On time
Republic Airways	334	86.6%
JetBlue Airways	339	80%
American Airlines	209	79.7%
Southwest Airlines	404	74.5%

Routes out of BUF

BUF → ORD Chicago 209 flights · 83.08% on time C BUF → BOS Boston 169 flights · 81.6% on time C BUF → BWI Baltimore 150 flights · 85.81% on time B BUF → ATL Atlanta 141 flights · 82.48% on time B BUF → DTW Detroit 135 flights · 85.71% on time B BUF → JFK New York 118 flights · 75.22% on time D BUF → LGA New York 118 flights · 84.82% on time C BUF → MCO Orlando 116 flights · 80.17% on time B BUF → MDW Chicago 90 flights · 75% on time — BUF → DCA Washington 90 flights · 61.54% on time — BUF → CLT Charlotte 89 flights · 82.02% on time — BUF → EWR Newark 74 flights · 88.41% on time — BUF → DEN Denver 65 flights · 61.54% on time — BUF → DFW Dallas/Fort Worth 60 flights · 67.86% on time — BUF → FLL Fort Lauderdale 35 flights · 91.43% on time — BUF → TPA Tampa 33 flights · 72.73% on time — BUF → LAX Los Angeles 30 flights · 63.33% on time — BUF → BNA Nashville 30 flights · 73.33% on time — BUF → MSP Minneapolis 24 flights · 78.26% on time — BUF → SJU San Juan 17 flights · 94.12% on time — BUF → PHL Philadelphia 17 flights · 82.35% on time — BUF → RSW Fort Myers 13 flights · 92.31% on time — BUF → RDU Raleigh/Durham 12 flights · 50% on time — BUF → IAD Washington 11 flights · 100% on time — BUF → DAL Dallas 8 flights · 37.5% on time — BUF → LAS Las Vegas 7 flights · 57.14% on time — BUF → PHX Phoenix 4 flights · 25% on time —

Common questions

How bad are delays at Buffalo (BUF)?

76.82% of departures from BUF left within 15 minutes of schedule across 1,865 flights. That is about average.

Which airline is most punctual from BUF?

Republic Airways, at 86.6% on time from this airport. The least punctual was Southwest Airlines at 74.5%.

How often are flights from BUF cancelled?

2.84% of scheduled departures did not operate.