Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Buffalo
Flights on DTW–BUF arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 870 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.9%Flights475
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.8%Flights395
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- 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 DTW → BUF
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 585 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 40 min · 903 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 892 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 65 min · 101 flights · limited
- Overnights72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,082 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 516 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 515 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 456 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 520 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 521 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 70 min · 516 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 519 flights
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