387 km · Domestic

Buffalo Niagara (BUF) – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)

In July 2026, 297 flights operated between Buffalo Niagara and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (both directions), and 71.0% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January130116▼ 10.8%
February122158▲ 29.5%
March208230▲ 10.6%
April224258▲ 15.2%
May232212▼ 8.6%
June100266▲ 166.0%
July68297▲ 336.8%
August76––
September108––
October256–in progress
November208––
December188––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,0841,537▲ 41.8%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January75.4%68.1%▼ 9.7%
February76.2%84.2%▲ 10.5%
March80.3%77.8%▼ 3.1%
April78.1%86.8%▲ 11.1%
May89.2%80.2%▼ 10.1%
June75.0%83.5%▲ 11.3%
July69.1%71.0%▲ 2.7%
August76.3%––
September89.8%––
October88.3%–in progress
November86.1%––
December65.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.6%78.8%▲ 1.5%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January08–
February02–
March06–
April00–
May02–
June04–
July03–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November8––
December8––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)025

Airlines on this route

  1. SkyWest Airlines 55.7%
  2. Delta Air Lines 42.8%
  3. Endeavor Air 1.2%
  4. Republic Airways 0.3%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

BUF → DTW

Scheduled flights
2,034
Flights operated
2,013
Cancelled
21 · 1.0%
On-time departures
81.0%

DTW → BUF

Scheduled flights
2,034
Flights operated
2,014
Cancelled
20 · 1.0%
On-time departures
78.5%

BUF → DTW and DTW → BUF counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
SkyWest Airlines OO 2,264 55.7% 77.7% 20
Delta Air Lines DL 1,742 42.8% 82.2% 19
Endeavor Air 9E 48 1.2% 85.4% 0
Republic Airways YX 14 0.3% 100.0% 2

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 delay07:00–08:006.9min · 249 recorded · 247 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour16.8min07:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights4,068BUF–DTW

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 87.9% · 658 recorded · 652 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 85.8% · 249 recorded · 247 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 127 recorded · 127 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 191 recorded · 189 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 78.1% · 474 recorded · 470 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 92 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 77.5% · 256 recorded · 253 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 139 recorded · 137 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 129 recorded · 129 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 77.6% · 297 recorded · 290 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 172 recorded · 172 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 75.3% · 470 recorded · 462 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 14 recorded · 14 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 145 recorded · 144 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 82.3% · 477 recorded · 474 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 178 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 10.0 min · 658 recorded · 652 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 6.9 min · 249 recorded · 247 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 127 recorded · 127 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 191 recorded · 189 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 14.7 min · 474 recorded · 470 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 92 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 11.6 min · 256 recorded · 253 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 139 recorded · 137 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 129 recorded · 129 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 14.9 min · 297 recorded · 290 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 172 recorded · 172 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 23.7 min · 470 recorded · 462 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 14 recorded · 14 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 145 recorded · 144 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 14.0 min · 477 recorded · 474 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 178 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 658 · 658 recorded · 652 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 249 · 249 recorded · 247 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 127 · 127 recorded · 127 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 191 · 191 recorded · 189 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 474 · 474 recorded · 470 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 92 · 92 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 256 · 256 recorded · 253 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 139 · 139 recorded · 137 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 129 · 129 recorded · 129 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 297 · 297 recorded · 290 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 172 · 172 recorded · 172 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 470 · 470 recorded · 462 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 14 · 14 recorded · 14 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 145 · 145 recorded · 144 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 477 · 477 recorded · 474 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 178 · 178 recorded · 176 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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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———
05:00No observations———
06:0087.9%10.0 min652658
07:0085.8%6.9 min247249
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—127127
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—189191
10:0078.1%14.7 min470474
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9192
12:0077.5%11.6 min253256
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—137139
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—129129
15:0077.6%14.9 min290297
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—172172
17:0075.3%23.7 min462470
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1414
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—144145
20:00No observations———
21:0082.3%14.0 min474477
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—176178
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 78.3% · 599 recorded · 589 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 83.5% · 588 recorded · 582 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 81.5% · 586 recorded · 584 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 80.4% · 588 recorded · 586 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 76.6% · 585 recorded · 576 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 82.7% · 534 recorded · 532 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 75.6% · 588 recorded · 578 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 12.5 min · 599 recorded · 589 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 17.7 min · 588 recorded · 582 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 14.3 min · 586 recorded · 584 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 13.3 min · 588 recorded · 586 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 18.6 min · 585 recorded · 576 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 9.5 min · 534 recorded · 532 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 20.6 min · 588 recorded · 578 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 599 · 599 recorded · 589 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 588 · 588 recorded · 582 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 586 · 586 recorded · 584 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 588 · 588 recorded · 586 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 585 · 585 recorded · 576 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 534 · 534 recorded · 532 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 588 · 588 recorded · 578 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.3%12.5 min589599
Tuesday83.5%17.7 min582588
Wednesday81.5%14.3 min584586
Thursday80.4%13.3 min586588
Friday76.6%18.6 min576585
Saturday82.7%9.5 min532534
Sunday75.6%20.6 min578588

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 Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 72.0% · 254 recorded · 246 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 80.7% · 282 recorded · 280 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 79.0% · 444 recorded · 438 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 82.8% · 482 recorded · 482 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 84.9% · 446 recorded · 444 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 81.2% · 370 recorded · 366 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 70.7% · 368 recorded · 365 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 76 recorded · 76 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 108 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 86.1% · 402 recorded · 402 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 85.2% · 426 recorded · 418 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 68.4% · 410 recorded · 402 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 18.1 min · 254 recorded · 246 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 18.7 min · 282 recorded · 280 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 18.0 min · 444 recorded · 438 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 10.3 min · 482 recorded · 482 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 7.3 min · 446 recorded · 444 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 15.1 min · 370 recorded · 366 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 21.0 min · 368 recorded · 365 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 76 recorded · 76 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 108 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 5.5 min · 402 recorded · 402 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 7.8 min · 426 recorded · 418 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 38.4 min · 410 recorded · 402 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 254 · 254 recorded · 246 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 282 · 282 recorded · 280 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 444 · 444 recorded · 438 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 482 · 482 recorded · 482 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 446 · 446 recorded · 444 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 370 · 370 recorded · 366 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 368 · 368 recorded · 365 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 76 · 76 recorded · 76 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 108 · 108 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 402 · 402 recorded · 402 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 426 · 426 recorded · 418 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 410 · 410 recorded · 402 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan72.0%18.1 min246254
Feb80.7%18.7 min280282
Mar79.0%18.0 min438444
Apr82.8%10.3 min482482
May84.9%7.3 min444446
Jun81.2%15.1 min366370
Jul70.7%21.0 min365368
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—7676
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—108108
Oct86.1%5.5 min402402
Nov85.2%7.8 min418426
Dec68.4%38.4 min402410

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 79.0% 3,212
  • Delayed >15 min 20.0% 815
  • Cancelled 1.0% 41
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL2898 BUF → DTW 370 92.1%
DL3192 DTW → BUF 191 75.4%
DL978 DTW → BUF 178 73.9%
DL2285 BUF → DTW 164 78.1%
DL2220 DTW → BUF 163 73.6%
OO3968 DTW → BUF 101 81.8%
OO3968 BUF → DTW 101 78.8%
DL1292 DTW → BUF 87 81.6%
DL1292 BUF → DTW 86 76.7%
OO4149 DTW → BUF 79 72.7%
OO4149 BUF → DTW 78 71.1%
OO3599 BUF → DTW 73 83.3%
OO3599 DTW → BUF 73 86.1%
DL1053 DTW → BUF 59 81.4%
DL1322 BUF → DTW 57 81.5%
OO3636 BUF → DTW 55 75.9%
OO3636 DTW → BUF 55 83.3%
OO3642 DTW → BUF 55 74.6%
OO3642 BUF → DTW 55 72.7%
OO3639 BUF → DTW 54 88.9%
OO3639 DTW → BUF 54 87.0%
OO3904 BUF → DTW 51 60.8%
OO3904 DTW → BUF 51 49.0%
OO3637 BUF → DTW 48 60.4%
OO3637 DTW → BUF 48 66.7%
OO3511 DTW → BUF 47 89.4%
OO3511 BUF → DTW 47 72.3%
DL638 BUF → DTW 38 81.1%
DL848 DTW → BUF 38 73.0%
OO3670 DTW → BUF 37 78.4%
OO3670 BUF → DTW 37 70.3%
DL963 BUF → DTW 36 94.4%
OO3892 DTW → BUF 36 80.6%
OO3892 BUF → DTW 36 83.3%
OO3982 BUF → DTW 36 69.4%
OO3982 DTW → BUF 36 75.0%
OO3983 BUF → DTW 36 71.4%
OO3983 DTW → BUF 36 62.9%
DL1749 DTW → BUF 33 80.0%
OO3899 DTW → BUF 31 90.3%
OO3899 BUF → DTW 31 83.9%
OO3969 DTW → BUF 31 74.2%
OO3969 BUF → DTW 31 71.0%
OO4021 BUF → DTW 31 93.6%
OO4021 DTW → BUF 31 90.3%
OO3682 BUF → DTW 30 83.3%
OO3682 DTW → BUF 30 86.7%

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.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 297 +336.8% 3 71.0%
June 2026 266 +166.0% 4 83.5%
May 2026 212 −8.6% 2 80.2%
April 2026 258 +15.2% 0 86.8%
March 2026 230 +10.6% 6 77.8%
February 2026 158 +29.5% 2 84.2%
January 2026 116 −10.8% 8 68.1%
December 2025 188 −12.1% 8 65.4%
November 2025 208 −1.0% 8 86.1%
October 2025 256 +75.3% 0 88.3%
September 2025 108 0 89.8%
August 2025 76 0 76.3%
July 2025 68 0 69.1%
June 2025 100 0 75.0%
May 2025 232 0 89.2%
April 2025 224 0 78.1%
March 2025 208 0 80.3%
February 2025 122 0 76.2%
January 2025 130 0 75.4%
December 2024 214 0 71.0%
November 2024 210 0 84.3%
October 2024 146 0 82.2%

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