BUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport
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+5 min

Buffalo (BUF) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +5 min, arrivals 7 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
05:00today +5 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Buffalo (BUF) delays today: departures are running +5 min and arrivals 7 min early, across 67 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 29 October 2026 at 03:35 UTC.

Departures28 timed
On time89%25
Delayed11%3
typical now +5 min
Arrivals46 timed
On time85%39
Delayed15%7
typical now 7 min early
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
1INetJets Aviation+26m
Why4 kt SSE winds at BUF right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ TAF hazard window The terminal forecast flags significant weather in the next few hours even though current rules are VFR. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Buffalo

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High14°Clikely 11°C to 16°C
Low7°Clikely 3°C to 12°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
11%usually 10%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 83 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +8 min departures.

Typical week here
+17
MON
+11
TUE
+9
WED
+23
THU
+16
FRI
+12
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+9 min), heaviest on Thursday (+23 min).

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Sample · what you getBUF went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/buffalo-BUF

Buffalo airport delays today

Weather watch at BUF: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +5 min. Arrivals are 7 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (+5 min expected). NBM: gusts 30 kt.

Nearby gateways: ROC SYR PIT CLE DTW ALB · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Buffalo

Is Buffalo (BUF) delayed right now?

Weather watch at BUF: measured operations remain calm. NBM: gusts 30 kt. Measured operations: departures +5 min, arrivals 7 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

What is the current weather at Buffalo (BUF)?

Winds SSE-160 at 4kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 10°C, Dew 8°C, Alt 30.15 inHg, Sky clear. 10°C. wind 4 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Buffalo (BUF)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at BUF today?

We tracked 67 flights today: departures +5 min, arrivals 7 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for BUF?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SE-140 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind160° 4 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew10 / 8 °C
Pressure1021 hPa
KBUF 290854Z 16004KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01000083 58008 $
02:00 to 09:00VFRWinds SE-140 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
09:00 to 11:00VFRWinds SSW-200 at 11kt gusting to 17kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
11:00 to 17:00VFRWinds SW-220 at 12kt gusting to 20kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
17:00 to 19:00VFRWinds WSW-240 at 15kt gusting to 31kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 10000ft
Dep index
0.5/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 04:54 local · 21m ago · delay window 23:35 local · How these are computed → methodology