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Airport month · March 2026
Buffalo Niagara International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,704 domestic departures from Buffalo Niagara International (BUF). 72.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.9% reached their destination on time; 3.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so BUF departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,688 departures with 81.1% leaving on time: a change of −8.6 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at BUF that month were on time 65.6% of the time (1,705 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 71.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.6%
- Cancelled 3.1%
- Diverted 0.4%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | BUF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 72.5% | 81.1% | 75.6% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 71.9% | 81.1% | 75.5% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.1% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.3 min | 14.0 min | 18.8 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 57 | 56 | 57 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,704 | 1,688 | 20,726 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 476 | 28% | 68.7% | 11.8 min | 1.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 317 | 19% | 70.0% | 13.3 min | 6.9% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 241 | 14% | 78.4% | 11.2 min | 1.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 148 | 9% | 83.8% | -7.0 min | 2.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 133 | 8% | 81.2% | -2.4 min | 3.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 108 | 6% | 56.5% | 46.0 min | 5.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 96 | 6% | 67.7% | 12.7 min | 2.1% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 63 | 4% | 69.8% | 6.1 min | 3.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 4% | 74.2% | 15.7 min | 1.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 60 | 4% | 66.7% | 24.9 min | 1.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF–MCO | Buffalo to Orlando | 185 | 65.9% | 14.6 min | 2.7% |
| BUF–ORD | Buffalo to Chicago | 182 | 63.2% | 24.6 min | 6.0% |
| BUF–LGA | Buffalo to New York | 152 | 65.8% | 17.5 min | 9.2% |
| BUF–BWI | Buffalo to Baltimore | 145 | 82.1% | 4.7 min | 0.7% |
| BUF–ATL | Buffalo to Atlanta | 128 | 82.0% | -3.5 min | 1.6% |
| BUF–DTW | Buffalo to Detroit | 118 | 72.9% | 21.5 min | 2.5% |
| BUF–BOS | Buffalo to Boston | 109 | 76.1% | 12.5 min | 0.0% |
| BUF–CLT | Buffalo to Charlotte | 97 | 79.4% | 1.2 min | 2.1% |
| BUF–DCA | Buffalo to Washington | 89 | 58.4% | 28.9 min | 3.4% |
| BUF–MDW | Buffalo to Chicago | 77 | 55.8% | 18.3 min | 3.9% |
| BUF–TPA | Buffalo to Tampa | 76 | 68.4% | 8.9 min | 1.3% |
| BUF–JFK | Buffalo to New York | 74 | 79.7% | 4.9 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BUF on time in March 2026?
72.5% of 1,704 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 81.1% of 1,688 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 72.5% and 3.1% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.