Buffalo Niagara (BUF) – Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
In July 2026, 164 flights operated between Buffalo Niagara and Ronald Reagan Washington National (both directions), and 61.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
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.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay05:00–06:0014.9min · 554 recorded · 523 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour27.5min05:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights4,324BUF–DCA
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
42.421.20.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6673340
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
87.4%
14.9 min
523
554
06:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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95
99
07:00
No observations
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08:00
No observations
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09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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99
101
10:00
73.2%
17.3 min
477
496
11:00
81.7%
16.4 min
246
248
12:00
69.3%
23.0 min
639
667
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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59
59
14:00
69.0%
40.3 min
242
264
15:00
64.4%
30.0 min
565
595
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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33
38
17:00
62.2%
42.4 min
518
571
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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4
4
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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13
15
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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52
54
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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6
6
22:00
55.3%
31.8 min
494
553
23:00
No observations
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Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
29.414.70.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6403200
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
71.1%
29.0 min
591
638
Tuesday
73.0%
21.0 min
599
634
Wednesday
68.0%
19.4 min
593
629
Thursday
71.1%
29.4 min
578
621
Friday
67.1%
29.0 min
590
632
Saturday
73.6%
29.4 min
511
530
Sunday
68.0%
26.0 min
603
640
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 departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
59.129.60.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4242120
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
66.8%
27.9 min
361
413
Feb
51.9%
59.1 min
310
346
Mar
71.2%
22.5 min
337
354
Apr
75.4%
15.5 min
398
404
May
73.3%
14.3 min
412
424
Jun
62.9%
42.4 min
361
412
Jul
64.3%
41.4 min
370
420
Aug
73.3%
26.2 min
232
238
Sep
83.2%
8.0 min
232
232
Oct
79.6%
9.8 min
343
344
Nov
74.4%
18.3 min
348
356
Dec
69.0%
26.8 min
361
381
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 time66.0%2,853
Delayed >15 min28.0%1,212
Cancelled6.0%259
Missing departure time0.0%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 the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.