DFW → BUFDallas-Fort Worth to Buffalo

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Buffalo (BUF): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 46 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,949 km, an estimated 3 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Buffalo. Updated 18 September 2026 at 11:43 UTC.

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
BUF Buffalo smooth · +10
1,949 km · ~3h 00m est.
dep bank 11:55–18:577x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live DFW and BUF delay boards

Median arrival delay is +46 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+46 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American Airlines

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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA1724 11:55 daily · AA574 18:57 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-17AA1724dep −6 → arr−24
09-17AA574dep +251 → arr+232
09-16AA1724dep +14 → arr+2
09-16AA574dep +44 → arr+46

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 4 kt Full DFW delay board →
BUFBuffalo +10 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 4 kt Full BUF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BUF: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Buffalo route actually runs

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

Is DFW–BUF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival 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 DFW–BUF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:55 and evening departures around 18:57 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BUF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to BUF?

Great-circle distance is 1,949 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 168–197 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–BUF fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.