Flights Buffalo → New York
BUF → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Buffalo to New York has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 9.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, a total of 573 flights have been operated using various aircraft types including the Embraer 190, Airbus A320, and Canadair Regional Jet models. The destination airport in New York opened in 1948 and currently serves over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 774 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Buffalo (BUF) to New York (JFK) heads south-east for about 484 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Buffalo on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of BUF-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 774 tracked BUF-JFK flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 8.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUF-JFK
On the Buffalo (BUF) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 774 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Buffalo-New York is 8.14% across 774 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
