BUF → DTWBuffalo to Detroit

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Direct flights from Buffalo (BUF) to Detroit (DTW): 44 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 96% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 387 km, an estimated 1 hour 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Buffalo and Detroit. Updated 6 November 2026 at 03:18 UTC.

BUF Buffalo smooth · +9
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
387 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:15–19:4344x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 44x weekly · nonstop
96% on time

of the last 26 tracked BUF → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −24 min. 0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−24 minacross the last 26 arrivals
Flight time~1h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures44x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL96% on time

Flights DL2898 06:15 daily · DL3841 09:06 daily · DL3848 12:15 daily · DL5064 12:15 Mo Tu We Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05DL2898dep +8 → arr−21
11-05DL3841dep +27 → arr−8
11-05DL5051dep +1 → arr−30
11-05DL5064dep +10 → arr−20
11-04DL2898dep +8 → arr−23
11-04DL5051dep +17 → arr−16
11-04DL5064dep +3 → arr−29
11-03DL2898dep +5 → arr−25
11-03DL5051dep +3 → arr−31
11-03DL5064dep +13 → arr−18
11-02DL2898dep +9 → arr−25
11-02DL3841dep +2 → arr−35
11-02DL5051dep +9 → arr−24
11-02DL5064dep +7 → arr−26
11-01DL2898dep +9 → arr−23
11-01DL3841dep +2 → arr−37
11-01DL5051dep +7 → arr−30
11-01DL5064dep +7 → arr−29
10-31DL2898dep +3 → arr−26
10-31DL3847dep +7 → arr−28
10-31DL3848dep +134 → arr+99
10-30DL2898dep +7 → arr−24
10-30DL3841dep +2 → arr−29
10-30DL3843dep +4 → arr−23
10-30DL3847dep +9 → arr−21
10-30DL3848dep +6 → 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 +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full BUF delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NW 12 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BUF: a 26% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Buffalo to Detroit route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BUF to DTW 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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BUF to DTW questions

Is BUF–DTW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BUF is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BUF–DTW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 19:43 from BUF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DTW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BUF to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 387 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 57–63 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BUF–DTW fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 44 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.