3,561 km · Domestic

Buffalo Niagara (BUF) – Los Angeles (LAX)

In July 2026, 56 flights operated between Buffalo Niagara and Los Angeles (both directions), and 42.9% 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 periods13 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January1210▼ 16.7%
February–––
March–––
April2––
May6222▼ 64.5%
June6058▼ 3.3%
July6156▼ 8.2%
August62––
September4––
October––in progress
November20––
December29––

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January50.0%20.0%▼ 60.0%
February–––
March–––
April100.0%––
May88.7%86.4%▼ 2.6%
June73.3%65.5%▼ 10.6%
July54.1%42.9%▼ 20.7%
August61.3%––
September100.0%––
October––in progress
November70.0%––
December20.7%––

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January00–
February–––
March–––
April0––
May00–
June02–
July16▲ 500.0%
August0––
September0––
October––in progress
November2––
December3––

Airlines on this route

  1. JetBlue Airways 99.6%
  2. Southwest Airlines 0.4%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

BUF → LAX

Scheduled flights
272
Flights operated
268
Cancelled
4 · 1.5%
On-time departures
66.0%

LAX → BUF

Scheduled flights
273
Flights operated
263
Cancelled
10 · 3.7%
On-time departures
59.7%

BUF → LAX and LAX → BUF counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
JetBlue Airways B6 543 99.6% 62.9% 14
Southwest Airlines WN 2 0.4% 50.0% 0

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

Recorded flights545BUF–LAX

Departure hour

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 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 33 · 33 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 10 · 10 recorded · 10 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 41 · 41 recorded · 41 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 98 · 98 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 31 · 31 recorded · 31 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 99 · 99 recorded · 95 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 62 · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 35 · 35 recorded · 35 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 134 · 134 recorded · 125 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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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———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00No observations———
09:00No observations———
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3333
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1010
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4141
15:00No observations———
16:00No observations———
17:00No observations———
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9898
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3131
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9599
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6162
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3535
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—125134

Day of week

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 81 · 81 recorded · 77 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 70 · 70 recorded · 69 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 70 · 70 recorded · 69 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 80 · 80 recorded · 80 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 83 · 83 recorded · 82 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 81 · 81 recorded · 78 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 80 · 80 recorded · 76 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
MondayFewer than 200 measured departures—7781
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—6970
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—6970
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8080
FridayFewer than 200 measured departures—8283
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—7881
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—7680

Month of year

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

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 22 · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 84 · 84 recorded · 84 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 120 · 120 recorded · 118 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 124 · 124 recorded · 117 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 4 · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 21 · 21 recorded · 21 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 40 · 40 recorded · 38 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 66 · 66 recorded · 63 measured · Source: the US BTS

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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—2222
FebNo observations———
MarNo observations———
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—22
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—8484
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—118120
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—117124
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—6262
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—44
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—2121
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—3840
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—6366

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 61.3% 334
  • Delayed >15 min 36.1% 197
  • Cancelled 2.6% 14
  • 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

2
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
B66492 LAX → BUF 272 59.9%
B66491 BUF → LAX 271 65.9%

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 56 −8.2% 6 42.9%
June 2026 58 −3.3% 2 65.5%
May 2026 22 −64.5% 0 86.4%
January 2026 10 −16.7% 0 20.0%
December 2025 29 −14.7% 3 20.7%
November 2025 20 +11.1% 2 70.0%
September 2025 4 0 100.0%
August 2025 62 0 61.3%
July 2025 61 1 54.1%
June 2025 60 0 73.3%
May 2025 62 0 88.7%
April 2025 2 0 100.0%
January 2025 12 0 50.0%
December 2024 34 0 64.7%
November 2024 18 0 44.4%
October 2024 21 0 90.5%

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