Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Buffalo
1,212 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–BUF arrive on time 57% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate57%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 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-time57%Median5 minp9090 minCancel3.0%Flights529
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 DFW → BUF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 75% on time.
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 501 flights
- Evenings53% on time · p90 95 min · 1,026 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 53% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 223 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 222 flights
- Fridays61% on time · p90 80 min · 228 flights
- Thursdays59% on time · p90 90 min · 226 flights
- Mondays58% on time · p90 120 min · 227 flights
- Saturdays53% on time · p90 90 min · 219 flights
- Sundays53% on time · p90 100 min · 225 flights
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