Flights Buffalo → Atlanta
BUF → ATL
How long is the flight from Buffalo to Atlanta?
The flight from Buffalo (BUF) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Buffalo (BUF) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 950 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 36m.
Departures from Buffalo on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of BUF-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 950 tracked BUF-ATL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUF-ATL
The flight from Buffalo (BUF) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Buffalo (BUF) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 950 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Buffalo-Atlanta is 1.47% across 950 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.
