Flights Detroit → Buffalo
DTW → BUF
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Buffalo operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights experiencing a mean delay of 16.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 343 flights use aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 to serve this route, connecting Detroit with Buffalo's airport which sees around 4.6 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 Detroit (DTW) → Buffalo (BUF) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 436 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Buffalo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Buffalo (BUF) heads east for about 387 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of DTW-BUF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Buffalo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 436 tracked DTW-BUF flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-BUF
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Buffalo (BUF) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 436 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Buffalo is 2.52% across 436 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
