Flights New York → Buffalo
LGA → BUF
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Buffalo operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has recorded seventy-seven percent on-time performance, with an average delay of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route handles 573 flights, serving a destination airport that accommodates 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 New York (LGA) → Buffalo (BUF) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 717 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 9.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.9/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Buffalo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Buffalo (BUF) heads north-west for about 469 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of LGA-BUF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Buffalo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 717 tracked LGA-BUF flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 9.1% 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 LGA-BUF
On the New York (LGA) -> Buffalo (BUF) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 717 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Buffalo is 9.07% across 717 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.
