LAX to BUF flight delays
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Buffalo, NY (BUF) · 2,218 miles
280 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
68.38%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.14%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
98 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
32 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 32.3 points more punctual than in August — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 15.6 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This route does worse than its own airport. LAX as a whole runs 13.4 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Flights from Los Angeles to Buffalo run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on LAX to BUF. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in January.
Every airline on LAX to BUF
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 279 | 68.27% | 2.15% | 98 min | D |
| Southwest Airlines | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BUF to LAX Buffalo back to Los Angeles 66.43% on time FOther routes from Los Angeles
Common questions
Are flights from Los Angeles to Buffalo usually delayed?
68.38% of flights on the LAX to BUF route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Los Angeles to Buffalo?
Only JetBlue Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 279 flights and 68.27% arriving on time.
How often are LAX to BUF flights cancelled?
2.14% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 21 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Los Angeles to Buffalo?
May, when 87.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 54.8%.
When LAX to BUF flights are late, how late are they?
About 98 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LAX to BUF during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →