Flights Buffalo → Newark
BUF → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Buffalo to Newark operates with a fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8 series aircraft, including the DHC-8-300, DHC-8-400, and DHC-8-200 models. With an 80% on-time performance rate, flights experience an average delay of 22.3 minutes, based on a total of 262 recorded flights. The destination airport in Newark, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 347 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Buffalo (BUF) to Newark (EWR) heads south-east for about 453 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Buffalo on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of BUF-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 347 tracked BUF-EWR flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 6.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUF-EWR
On the Buffalo (BUF) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 347 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Buffalo-Newark is 6.63% across 347 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
