Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Buffalo
1,054 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–BUF arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 709 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights643
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp9050 minCancel1.5%Flights66
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 TPA → BUF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 877 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 594 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 70 min · 381 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 80 min · 419 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 85 min · 179 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 304 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 292 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 344 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 341 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 416 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 371 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 382 flights
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