AA4521American Airlines · LGA → BUF
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4521 New YorkLGA · 20:59 BuffaloBUF · 22:24

AA4521 by American Airlines flies from New York (LGA) to Buffalo (BUF).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:00

scheduled from LGA

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
−4 gate · −14 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · +30 arrival
10-29
−6 gate · −17 arrival
10-28
−4 gate · −14 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
BUFBuffaloOn-time likelyBUF delay board →
LGA→BUFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LGA and BUF are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at LGA

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C
  • 96% chance of rain

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

Tomorrow at BUF

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 6°C to 8°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°C
  • 77% chance of rain

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

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Buffalo flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4738departs 09:08
AA4496departs 16:00
AA4391departs 18:59
AA4736departs 21:06

If AA4521 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Buffalo on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA4521 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4521 across the LGA and BUF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4521 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-11LGA 20:59 20:55 (−4)BUF 22:24 22:10 (−14)
10-30LGA 20:40 (+0)BUF 22:04 22:34 (+30)
10-29LGA 20:59 20:53 (−6)BUF 22:24 22:07 (−17)
10-28LGA 20:59 20:55 (−4)BUF 22:24 22:10 (−14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N864RW, N422YX, N101HQ.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and BUF published them.

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