Is MCI–BUF running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The departure side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
live
Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Buffalo (BUF) run nonstop between the two airports. The nonstop covers 1,396 km, an estimated 2 hours 17 minutes in the air.
MCI
Kansas City
disrupted · +83
BUF
Buffalo
smooth · +0
1,396 km · ~2h 17m est.
Under pressure · 0 airlines · nonstop
50 / 100
route health from live MCI and BUF delay boards
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Kansas City to Buffalo route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCI 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
Cite this data
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search — Kansas City (MCI) to Buffalo (BUF) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
Canonical URL
How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MCI-BUF
MCI to BUF questions
How long is the flight from MCI to BUF?
Great-circle distance is 1,396 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 129–150 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at MCI and arrival-side delay at BUF, 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.
.