Flights Buffalo → Phoenix
BUF → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Buffalo to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 3.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 30 flights on this route, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Phoenix, which handles nearly 44 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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 37 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Buffalo (BUF) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 3,070 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 15m.
Departures from Buffalo on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of BUF-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 37 tracked BUF-PHX flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUF-PHX
On the Buffalo (BUF) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 37 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Buffalo-Phoenix is 2.70% across 37 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
