The flight time from Buffalo to Orlando is 2 hours, 36 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BUF Buffalo, NY 1 minute early.
11 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 13 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

JetBlue
84%
Southwest
82%
Frontier
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Buffalo to Orlando is 2 hours, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Buffalo to Orlando is 1011 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Buffalo
2 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 34m
JetBlue
2h 36m
Frontier
2h 41m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

32

Distance

1011 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
17
JetBlue
7
Frontier
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Buffalo from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Buffalo to Orlando by plane is 1011 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Buffalo to Orlando?

The flight time from Buffalo to Orlando is 2 hours, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 34 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Buffalo to Orlando?

Southwest, Frontier, and JetBlue are the airlines with direct flights from Buffalo to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Buffalo to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Buffalo (BUF) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 17 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Buffalo 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 133 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Buffalo to Orlando, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
JetBlue 84% 15% 1%
Southwest 82% 17% 1%
Frontier 76% 21% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Buffalo and Orlando, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 10 133 8 154
JetBlue 12 133 10 156
Frontier 13 133 14 161

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6pm 0.36
10pm 0.02
5am 0.43
6am 0.4
9am 0.05
4pm 0.08
9pm 0.13
3pm 0.16
8pm 0.17
2pm 0.01
7pm 0.24
5pm 0.26
11am 0.26
7am 0.62
1pm 0.24
10am 0.1
8am 0.43
12pm 0.51

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Buffalo to Orlando that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 143
February 153
March 194
April 156
May 141
June 98
July 91
August 120
September 129
October 141
November 156
December 151

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Buffalo to Orlando that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 4.56
Tuesday 3.87
Wednesday 3.85
Thursday 4.46
Friday 4.52
Saturday 6.13
Sunday 4.79

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0
JetBlue 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6pm 10 132 9 154
10pm 13 128 13 157
5am 10 133 8 154
6am 12 131 8 154
9am 13 132 12 163
4pm 11 135 8 157
9pm 12 133 11 157
3pm 10 134 8 154
8pm 11 133 11 160
2pm 8 139 6 153
7pm 12 134 14 160
5pm 11 133 8 156
11am 11 132 8 155
7am 11 134 9 156
1pm 11 133 10 157
10am 12 133 8 155
8am 12 132 10 157
12pm 11 135 9 159
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.