IAD → BUF United Airlines

United Airlines · Washington, DC to Buffalo, NY · 1,164 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 60 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +53 min or later.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+53 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is United Airlines from IAD to BUF?

Across every United Airlines flight number on IAD → BUF (1,164 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +53 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time91080%
16-30 min666%
31-60 min565%
61-120 min454%
2+ hrs575%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711272%+21 min
2025-0811478%+11 min
2025-099890%-3 min
2025-108989%-1 min
2025-118479%+4 min
2025-127366%+43 min
2026-016473%+13 min
2026-026882%+23 min
2026-0310576%+15 min
2026-0410686%+10 min
2026-0511684%-2 min
2026-0610583%+1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon17181%
Tue15578%
Wed15377%
Thu17284%
Fri16778%
Sat14986%
Sun16778%

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