Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,212 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUF–DFW arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 507 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.6%Flights507
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BUF → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,042 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 75 min · 492 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 223 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 220 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 221 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 222 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 224 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 221 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 222 flights
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