Is RIC–BUF running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Buffalo (BUF) run nonstop between the two airports. The nonstop covers 616 km, an estimated 1 hour 17 minutes in the air.
RIC
Richmond
smooth · +8
BUF
Buffalo
smooth · +0
616 km · ~1h 17m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
94 / 100
route health from live RIC and BUF delay boards
Flight time~1h 17mestimated from route distance
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at BUF: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Richmond to Buffalo route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC 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.
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RIC to BUF questions
How long is the flight from RIC to BUF?
Great-circle distance is 616 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 73–83 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at RIC 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.
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