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Route Reliability

Buffalo → New York

BUF–LGA · 292 miles · Buffalo Niagara International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
2,301
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%1,312 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%989 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BUF–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BUF–LGA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 76%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(327 flights)
  • Tue74%(344 flights)
  • Wed84%(340 flights)
  • Thu74%(333 flights)
  • Fri80%(338 flights)
  • Sat86%(175 flights)
  • Sun74%(313 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(633 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(594 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(359 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(464 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(119 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 74% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%191
July 202577%172
August 202587%189
September 202590%187
October 202578%198
November 202573%175
December 202568%150
January 202674%162
February 202676%160
March 202672%179
April 202682%196
May 202681%211

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,301 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.