Flights Buffalo → Atlanta
BUF → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Buffalo to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 369 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and MD-88 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States with over 108 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 Buffalo (BUF) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 452 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Buffalo (BUF) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 1,147 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 51m.
Departures from Buffalo on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of BUF-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 452 tracked BUF-ATL flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUF-ATL
On the Buffalo (BUF) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 452 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Buffalo-Atlanta is 1.33% across 452 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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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.
