Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → Buffalo
DFW–BUF · 1,212 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- 58%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 28 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.2%
- Cancelled
- 567
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 58% of the time across 567 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DFW–BUF flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 43% between 3–6 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
DFW–BUF flights arrived on time 71% of the time on Tuesdays and just 45% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DFW–BUF flights arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 43% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon57%(79 flights)
- Tue71%(78 flights)
- Wed68%(76 flights)
- Thu59%(80 flights)
- Fri62%(78 flights)
- Sat45%(75 flights)
- Sun46%(83 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(11 flights)
- 12–3 PM70%(192 flights)
- 3–6 PM43%(35 flights)
- 6–9 PM52%(311 flights)
Jun 45% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 45% | 56 |
| July 2025 | 56% | 59 |
| August 2025 | 49% | 65 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 58 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 59 |
| November 2025 | 52% | 56 |
| December 2025 | 46% | 37 |
| January 2026 | 41% | 32 |
| February 2026 | 43% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 55% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 41 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 567 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.