Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,212 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUF–DFW arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 529 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.0%Flights529
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather94%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,044 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 496 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 25 min · 223 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 222 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 225 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 228 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 70 min · 223 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 224 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 225 flights
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