Flights Fort Lauderdale → Buffalo
FLL → BUF
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Buffalo (BUF) takes 2h 40m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo has a moderate on-time performance rate of 54%, with an average delay duration of 25 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 173 flights serving a destination airport that handles approximately 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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Buffalo (BUF) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 338 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Buffalo the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Buffalo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Buffalo (BUF) heads north for about 1,880 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 40m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 58% of FLL-BUF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Buffalo it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 338 tracked FLL-BUF flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-BUF
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Buffalo (BUF) takes 2h 40m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Buffalo (BUF) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 338 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Buffalo is 3.55% across 338 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.
