Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Buffalo
734 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–BUF arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 62 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 MSP → BUF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Evenings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Evenings94% on time · p90 5 min · 50 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 30 min · 306 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 63 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 61 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 60 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 61 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 59 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 58 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 60 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 35 min · 61 flights · limited
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