Buffalo Niagara (BUF)

BUF / KBUF

Official · May 2026

453,191

Buffalo Niagara International Airport handled 453,191 passengers in May 2026, down 0.1% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 -0.3% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 453,191 −0.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 396,054 −3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 386,538 −2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 315,090 −2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 293,622 −8.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 366,775 −5.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 388,694 −3.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 470,830 +2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 444,667 −0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 534,788 +5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 510,603 +3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 446,705 −2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 453,474 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 408,903 +2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 397,515 −1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 324,510 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 321,392 +13.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 386,918 +15.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 401,707 +6.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 458,180 +1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 448,066 +5.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 507,161 +8.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 495,428 +15.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 456,383 +16.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay07:00–08:004.1min · 3,209 recorded · 3,170 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour19.4min07:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights38,108Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 91.9% · 1,889 recorded · 1,840 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 90.7% · 6,562 recorded · 6,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.0% · 3,209 recorded · 3,170 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 89.3% · 1,896 recorded · 1,872 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 87.8% · 1,073 recorded · 1,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 88.6% · 2,072 recorded · 2,045 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.6% · 2,695 recorded · 2,661 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 78.1% · 2,963 recorded · 2,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 77.6% · 1,834 recorded · 1,804 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 74.9% · 1,393 recorded · 1,352 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 72.8% · 1,619 recorded · 1,587 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 69.9% · 2,067 recorded · 2,026 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 69.1% · 3,491 recorded · 3,376 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 70.6% · 2,197 recorded · 2,136 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 69.6% · 2,240 recorded · 2,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 62.9% · 697 recorded · 685 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 175 recorded · 170 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 36 recorded · 35 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 7.1 min · 1,889 recorded · 1,840 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 7.0 min · 6,562 recorded · 6,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 4.1 min · 3,209 recorded · 3,170 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 6.5 min · 1,896 recorded · 1,872 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 5.0 min · 1,073 recorded · 1,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 4.2 min · 2,072 recorded · 2,045 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 10.5 min · 2,695 recorded · 2,661 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 12.6 min · 2,963 recorded · 2,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 14.4 min · 1,834 recorded · 1,804 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 18.8 min · 1,393 recorded · 1,352 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 16.4 min · 1,619 recorded · 1,587 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 18.2 min · 2,067 recorded · 2,026 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 23.6 min · 3,491 recorded · 3,376 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 19.1 min · 2,197 recorded · 2,136 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 19.7 min · 2,240 recorded · 2,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 22.4 min · 697 recorded · 685 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 175 recorded · 170 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 36 recorded · 35 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,889 · 1,889 recorded · 1,840 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 6,562 · 6,562 recorded · 6,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3,209 · 3,209 recorded · 3,170 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1,896 · 1,896 recorded · 1,872 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,073 · 1,073 recorded · 1,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 2,072 · 2,072 recorded · 2,045 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 2,695 · 2,695 recorded · 2,661 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 2,963 · 2,963 recorded · 2,909 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 1,834 · 1,834 recorded · 1,804 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 1,393 · 1,393 recorded · 1,352 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 1,619 · 1,619 recorded · 1,587 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 2,067 · 2,067 recorded · 2,026 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 3,491 · 3,491 recorded · 3,376 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 2,197 · 2,197 recorded · 2,136 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 2,240 · 2,240 recorded · 2,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 697 · 697 recorded · 685 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 175 · 175 recorded · 170 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 36 · 36 recorded · 35 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0091.9%7.1 min1,8401,889
06:0090.7%7.0 min6,4566,562
07:0092.0%4.1 min3,1703,209
08:0089.3%6.5 min1,8721,896
09:0087.8%5.0 min1,0611,073
10:0088.6%4.2 min2,0452,072
11:0082.6%10.5 min2,6612,695
12:0078.1%12.6 min2,9092,963
13:0077.6%14.4 min1,8041,834
14:0074.9%18.8 min1,3521,393
15:0072.8%16.4 min1,5871,619
16:0069.9%18.2 min2,0262,067
17:0069.1%23.6 min3,3763,491
18:0070.6%19.1 min2,1362,197
19:0069.6%19.7 min2,1852,240
20:0062.9%22.4 min685697
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures170175
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures3536
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 79.7% · 5,699 recorded · 5,522 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 84.5% · 5,177 recorded · 5,100 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 85.1% · 5,105 recorded · 5,023 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 80.2% · 5,498 recorded · 5,396 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 80.4% · 5,575 recorded · 5,485 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 79.7% · 5,407 recorded · 5,338 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 77.5% · 5,647 recorded · 5,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 13.5 min · 5,699 recorded · 5,522 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 9.7 min · 5,177 recorded · 5,100 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.3 min · 5,105 recorded · 5,023 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.8 min · 5,498 recorded · 5,396 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 12.3 min · 5,575 recorded · 5,485 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 13.1 min · 5,407 recorded · 5,338 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 16.2 min · 5,647 recorded · 5,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 5,699 · 5,699 recorded · 5,522 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 5,177 · 5,177 recorded · 5,100 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 5,105 · 5,105 recorded · 5,023 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 5,498 · 5,498 recorded · 5,396 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 5,575 · 5,575 recorded · 5,485 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 5,407 · 5,407 recorded · 5,338 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 5,647 · 5,647 recorded · 5,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday79.7%13.5 min5,5225,699
Tuesday84.5%9.7 min5,1005,177
Wednesday85.1%8.3 min5,0235,105
Thursday80.2%12.8 min5,3965,498
Friday80.4%12.3 min5,4855,575
Saturday79.7%13.1 min5,3385,407
Sunday77.5%16.2 min5,5065,647

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 80.0% · 2,750 recorded · 2,624 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 78.5% · 2,777 recorded · 2,692 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 78.9% · 3,392 recorded · 3,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 84.6% · 3,421 recorded · 3,392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 82.5% · 3,835 recorded · 3,810 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 76.6% · 3,636 recorded · 3,530 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 72.6% · 1,963 recorded · 1,879 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 78.4% · 1,886 recorded · 1,867 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.7% · 3,662 recorded · 3,648 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 85.7% · 3,902 recorded · 3,871 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 84.5% · 3,500 recorded · 3,455 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 74.0% · 3,384 recorded · 3,284 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 14.3 min · 2,750 recorded · 2,624 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 17.9 min · 2,777 recorded · 2,692 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 13.7 min · 3,392 recorded · 3,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 7.0 min · 3,421 recorded · 3,392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 9.0 min · 3,835 recorded · 3,810 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 15.9 min · 3,636 recorded · 3,530 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 22.9 min · 1,963 recorded · 1,879 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 16.8 min · 1,886 recorded · 1,867 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 5.6 min · 3,662 recorded · 3,648 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 6.3 min · 3,902 recorded · 3,871 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9.0 min · 3,500 recorded · 3,455 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 19.7 min · 3,384 recorded · 3,284 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 2,750 · 2,750 recorded · 2,624 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 2,777 · 2,777 recorded · 2,692 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 3,392 · 3,392 recorded · 3,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 3,421 · 3,421 recorded · 3,392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 3,835 · 3,835 recorded · 3,810 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 3,636 · 3,636 recorded · 3,530 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,963 · 1,963 recorded · 1,879 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,886 · 1,886 recorded · 1,867 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 3,662 · 3,662 recorded · 3,648 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 3,902 · 3,902 recorded · 3,871 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 3,500 · 3,500 recorded · 3,455 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 3,384 · 3,384 recorded · 3,284 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan80.0%14.3 min2,6242,750
Feb78.5%17.9 min2,6922,777
Mar78.9%13.7 min3,3183,392
Apr84.6%7.0 min3,3923,421
May82.5%9.0 min3,8103,835
Jun76.6%15.9 min3,5303,636
Jul72.6%22.9 min1,8791,963
Aug78.4%16.8 min1,8671,886
Sep87.7%5.6 min3,6483,662
Oct85.7%6.3 min3,8713,902
Nov84.5%9.0 min3,4553,500
Dec74.0%19.7 min3,2843,384

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 79.4% 30,241
  • Delayed >15 min 18.7% 7,129
  • Cancelled 1.9% 738
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.