BUF → CLTBuffalo to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Buffalo (BUF) to Charlotte (CLT): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 22 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. 2 of the 22 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 880 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Buffalo and Charlotte. Updated 14 November 2026 at 18:19 UTC.

Today, BUF → CLT

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 07:03 AA1659American Cancelled ·
  2. 12:58 AA1203American Cancelled ·

Checked BUF board 10:18 · CLT board 13:19

BUF Buffalo busy · +15
CLT Charlotte smooth · +4
880 km · ~1h 38m est.
dep bank 07:03–19:3721x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 22 tracked BUF → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 2 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~1h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled9.1%recent route rate · 2 of 22

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA86% on time

Flights AA1659 varies daily · AA1203 varies daily · AA1256 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA1203cancelledCNX
11-14AA1659cancelledCNX
11-13AA1203dep +12 → arr−13
11-13AA1659dep +9 → arr−19
11-12AA1203dep +5 → arr−10
11-12AA1256dep +19 → arr−1
11-12AA1659dep +9 → arr−16
11-11AA1203dep +8 → arr−13
11-11AA1256dep +1 → arr−21
11-11AA1659dep +7 → arr−16
11-10AA1203arrived−21
11-10AA1256dep +1 → arr−29
11-10AA1659dep +1 → arr−30
11-09AA1203dep +38 → arr+12
11-09AA1256dep +43 → arr+14
11-09AA1659dep +5 → arr−28
11-08AA1203dep +65 → arr+27
11-08AA1256dep +30 → arr+5
11-08AA1659dep +33 → arr+6
11-07AA1203dep +10 → arr−14
11-07AA1256dep +31 → arr+0
11-07AA1659dep +5 → arr−23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BUFBuffalo +15 min busy ⛅ overcast · NW 13 kt Full BUF delay board →
CLTCharlotte +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 12 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BUF: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Buffalo to Charlotte route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BUF to CLT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

BUF to CLT questions

Is BUF–CLT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BUF is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from BUF to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 880 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 92–105 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BUF–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at BUF and arrival-side delay at CLT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.