BUF → LGA American Airlines

American Airlines · Buffalo, NY to New York, NY · 997 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 11 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +60 min or later.
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+60 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How on-time is American Airlines from BUF to LGA?

Across every American Airlines flight number on BUF → LGA (997 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +60 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time73178%
16-30 min616%
31-60 min536%
61-120 min455%
2+ hrs495%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077074%+16 min
2025-087878%+15 min
2025-097686%+7 min
2025-108580%+10 min
2025-117477%+9 min
2025-126461%+23 min
2026-016773%+7 min
2026-026970%+23 min
2026-037877%+19 min
2026-048481%+4 min
2026-059782%0 min
2026-069787%+1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14172%
Tue15380%
Wed14784%
Thu14870%
Fri14783%
Sat7492%
Sun12970%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…