LGA → BUF Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Buffalo, NY · 1,310 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 27 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -11 min, while the worst 10% run +51 min or later.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from LGA to BUF?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on LGA → BUF (1,310 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +51 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time98680%
16-30 min655%
31-60 min806%
61-120 min706%
2+ hrs333%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710482%+7 min
2025-0811088%-7 min
2025-0911094%-12 min
2025-1011272%+7 min
2025-1110070%+14 min
2025-128572%+8 min
2026-019686%-3 min
2026-029180%+9 min
2026-0310176%+6 min
2026-0411276%+4 min
2026-0511284%-1 min
2026-0610176%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18183%
Tue19678%
Wed19480%
Thu18980%
Fri19182%
Sat10488%
Sun17971%

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