Flights Boston → Buffalo
BOS → BUF
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Buffalo is operated by an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a 70% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 18.6 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, approximately 253 flights travel this route, serving a destination airport that handles around 4.6 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Boston (BOS) → Buffalo (BUF) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 308 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.25%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Buffalo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Buffalo (BUF) heads west for about 635 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of BOS-BUF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Buffalo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 308 tracked BOS-BUF flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-BUF
On the Boston (BOS) -> Buffalo (BUF) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 308 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Buffalo is 3.25% across 308 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
