Historical on-time performance
New York to Buffalo
292 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–BUF arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,756 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.8%Flights1,756
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 LGA → BUF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 73% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,111 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 25 min · 178 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,423 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,573 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,562 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 420 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 938 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 938 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 927 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 919 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 939 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 766 flights
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