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Airport month · February 2026
Buffalo Niagara International in February 2026
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 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,388 domestic departures from Buffalo Niagara International (BUF). 74.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.3% reached their destination on time; 3.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so BUF departures were 3.3 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,389 departures with 76.5% leaving on time: a change of −1.7 points, with flights down 0%.
Flights arriving at BUF that month were on time 67.3% of the time (1,392 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 53%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 73.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.2%
- Cancelled 3.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | BUF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.8% | 76.5% | 75.6% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 73.3% | 69.6% | 75.5% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 23.8 min | 18.9 min | 18.8 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 46 | 46 | 57 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,388 | 1,389 | 20,726 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 441 | 32% | 81.6% | -0.8 min | 1.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 232 | 17% | 69.8% | 18.6 min | 6.5% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 214 | 15% | 68.2% | 12.9 min | 7.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 134 | 10% | 79.9% | 0.7 min | 0.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 117 | 8% | 73.5% | 12.0 min | 1.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 63 | 5% | 55.6% | 24.9 min | 3.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 55 | 4% | 70.9% | 7.2 min | 1.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 47 | 3% | 72.3% | 16.0 min | 2.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 46 | 3% | 58.7% | 102.2 min | 2.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 39 | 3% | 56.4% | 65.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF–MCO | Buffalo to Orlando | 152 | 73.7% | 2.1 min | 2.6% |
| BUF–LGA | Buffalo to New York | 142 | 66.2% | 16.2 min | 9.2% |
| BUF–BWI | Buffalo to Baltimore | 131 | 87.8% | -7.2 min | 3.8% |
| BUF–ORD | Buffalo to Chicago | 127 | 70.1% | 28.7 min | 0.8% |
| BUF–ATL | Buffalo to Atlanta | 97 | 79.4% | 6.0 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–CLT | Buffalo to Charlotte | 87 | 70.1% | 15.1 min | 2.3% |
| BUF–DCA | Buffalo to Washington | 81 | 53.1% | 73.1 min | 3.7% |
| BUF–JFK | Buffalo to New York | 81 | 65.4% | 17.5 min | 13.6% |
| BUF–DTW | Buffalo to Detroit | 80 | 72.5% | 6.3 min | 1.3% |
| BUF–TPA | Buffalo to Tampa | 71 | 83.1% | -1.6 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–FLL | Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale | 64 | 75.0% | 11.0 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–BOS | Buffalo to Boston | 38 | 63.2% | 9.9 min | 7.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BUF on time in February 2026?
74.8% of 1,388 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 76.5% of 1,389 departures left on time and 2.8% were cancelled, against 74.8% and 3.3% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.