Flights Phoenix → Buffalo
PHX → BUF
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Buffalo operates with a moderate punctuality rate, as 73% of the 30 total flights in this period arrived on time. The average delay for these flights is approximately 9 minutes. This route serves a significant number of passengers annually, given that the destination airport handles around 4.6 million travelers each year.
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 Phoenix (PHX) → Buffalo (BUF) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 37 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.41%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (low), 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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Buffalo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Buffalo (BUF) heads north-east for about 3,070 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 15m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 81% of PHX-BUF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Buffalo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 37 tracked PHX-BUF flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 5.4% 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 PHX-BUF
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Buffalo (BUF) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 37 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Buffalo is 5.41% 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.
