Flights Buffalo → Philadelphia
BUF → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Buffalo to Philadelphia operates with a high on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of 14.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 266 flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, Embraer 175, and Embraer 170, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 28,131,972 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 343 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Buffalo (BUF) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-east for about 448 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Buffalo on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of BUF-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 343 tracked BUF-PHL flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 5.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUF-PHL
On the Buffalo (BUF) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 343 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Buffalo-Philadelphia is 5.54% across 343 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
