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Route Reliability

New York → Buffalo

JFK–BUF · 301 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
5.4%
Cancelled
2,631
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 Lines81%1,418 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways74%1,213 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–BUF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–BUF flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 68%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.4% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(350 flights)
  • Tue80%(347 flights)
  • Wed82%(348 flights)
  • Thu77%(362 flights)
  • Fri79%(362 flights)
  • Sat77%(363 flights)
  • Sun68%(353 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(435 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(368 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(504 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(504 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(186 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(488 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 65% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%214
July 202571%213
August 202582%235
September 202585%236
October 202583%255
November 202575%224
December 202564%182
January 202682%157
February 202675%167
March 202676%195
April 202687%181
May 202685%226

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,631 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.