BUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport
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BuffaloBuffalo Niagara International Airport17:30·17°C·#140/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+5 min

Buffalo (BUF) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +5 min, arrivals 5 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
17:00today +5 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Buffalo (BUF) delays today: 83% of the 111 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min and arrivals 5 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 1 November 2026 at 20:18 UTC.

Departures52 timed
On time83%43
Delayed17%9
typical now +5 min
Arrivals59 timed
On time81%48
Delayed19%11
typical now 5 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
17:00 18:001I 137TEB +60 min
17:24B6 1085MCO on time
17:30WN 988BWI on time
17:56AA 4496LGA on time
17:58UA 2747ORD on time
18:001I 243MMU on time
18:00LXJ 563RDU on time
18:21AA 3956DCA on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
17:26AA 4496LGA on time
17:28DL 5781LGA on time
17:50 19:04B6 1950RSW +74 min
17:51AA 3956DCA on time
17:52F9 1692MCO on time
17:55WN 4177TPA on time
Running late right now2 of 29 still on the board · 6.9%
+74
B6 1950 from RSW · arr 19:04
Flights this late at BUF still cancel only 0.0% of the time.
+60
1I 137 → TEB · dep 18:00
Board says +60. When this board first posts +60, the median flight departs +76.
In the air to BUFlive positions · 3-min feed
5aircraft inbound · next to land F9 1692 from MCO, lands ~17:32
F9 1692MCO
on final · ~17:32
AA 2202ORD
lands ~17:45
WN 4177TPA
lands ~17:46
WN 1481MCO
lands ~17:58

Positions as of 17:28 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BUF+26m
TEB+25m
HPN+17m
Why3 kt SW winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at BUF in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Buffalo

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.1%usually 9.5%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 83 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 9th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +8 min departures.

Typical week here
+17
MON
+11
TUE
+9
WED
+22
THU
+15
FRI
+12
SAT
+15
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+9 min), heaviest on Thursday (+22 min).

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Sample · what you getBUF went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/buffalo-BUF

Buffalo airport delays today

BUF has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +5 min. Arrivals are 5 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (+5 min expected).

Nearby gateways: ROC SYR PIT CLE DTW ALB · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Buffalo

Is Buffalo (BUF) delayed right now?

BUF has minor delays. Departures +5 min, arrivals 5 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 83% of the 111 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Buffalo (BUF)?

Winds SW-230 at 3kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 17°C, Dew 1°C, Alt 30.35 inHg, Few clouds at 12000ft, Few clouds at 25000ft. 17°C. wind 3 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Buffalo (BUF)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+22 min).

How often are flights delayed at BUF today?

We tracked 138 flights today: departures +5 min, arrivals 5 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for BUF?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SW-230 at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 25000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind230° 3 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew17 / 1 °C
Pressure1028 hPa
KBUF 012154Z 23003KT 10SM FEW120 FEW250 17/01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP282 T01670006 $
13:00 to 20:00VFRWinds SW-230 at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 25000ft
20:00 to 01:00VFRWinds S-170 at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft
01:00 to 13:00VFRWinds SSW-200 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 14000ft
Dep index
0.5/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 16:54 local · 37m ago · delay window 15:18 local · How these are computed → methodology