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Airport month · February 2025
Buffalo Niagara International in February 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,389 domestic departures from Buffalo Niagara International (BUF). 76.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 69.6% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.2% of flights departed on time and 77.9% arrived on time, so BUF departures were 2.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2024, the airport had 1,572 departures with 85.3% leaving on time: a change of −8.8 points, with flights down 12%.
Flights arriving at BUF that month were on time 70.9% of the time (1,392 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 29% and national aviation system 29%.
- On time 69.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 27.4%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | BUF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.5% | 85.3% | 75.6% | 79.2% |
| Arrived on time | 69.6% | 85.8% | 75.5% | 77.9% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.9 min | 11.9 min | 18.8 min | 15.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 46 | 52 | 57 | 16,830 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,389 | 1,572 | 20,726 | 504,884 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 415 | 30% | 78.3% | 6.1 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 262 | 19% | 67.6% | 8.2 min | 2.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 121 | 9% | 69.4% | 3.0 min | 3.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 114 | 8% | 60.5% | 19.8 min | 2.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 107 | 8% | 73.8% | 16.5 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 96 | 7% | 67.7% | 22.7 min | 3.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 92 | 7% | 32.6% | 58.7 min | 19.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 66 | 5% | 77.3% | 10.0 min | 1.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 61 | 4% | 83.6% | -1.0 min | 3.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 55 | 4% | 65.5% | 30.4 min | 1.8% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF–MCO | Buffalo to Orlando | 179 | 74.3% | 1.8 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–ORD | Buffalo to Chicago | 122 | 73.8% | 8.7 min | 2.5% |
| BUF–BWI | Buffalo to Baltimore | 112 | 87.5% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–LGA | Buffalo to New York | 98 | 69.4% | 5.4 min | 3.1% |
| BUF–JFK | Buffalo to New York | 97 | 61.9% | 11.5 min | 4.1% |
| BUF–DCA | Buffalo to Washington | 92 | 32.6% | 58.7 min | 19.6% |
| BUF–ATL | Buffalo to Atlanta | 87 | 69.0% | 15.0 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–TPA | Buffalo to Tampa | 85 | 72.9% | 16.8 min | 3.5% |
| BUF–CLT | Buffalo to Charlotte | 84 | 67.9% | 18.4 min | 2.4% |
| BUF–FLL | Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale | 66 | 69.7% | 9.2 min | 3.0% |
| BUF–DTW | Buffalo to Detroit | 61 | 67.2% | 35.4 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–BOS | Buffalo to Boston | 49 | 71.4% | 7.2 min | 2.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BUF on time in February 2025?
76.5% of 1,389 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 69.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.2% and 77.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2024, 85.3% of 1,572 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 76.5% and 2.8% in February 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for BUF · methodology · corrections.