Flights Philadelphia → Buffalo
PHL → BUF
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Buffalo operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 266 flights use aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, Embraer 175, and Embraer 170 to serve the destination 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Buffalo (BUF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 344 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Buffalo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Buffalo (BUF) heads north-west for about 448 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of PHL-BUF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Buffalo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 344 tracked PHL-BUF flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 6.1% 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 PHL-BUF
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Buffalo (BUF) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 344 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Buffalo is 6.10% across 344 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.
