The flight time from Charlotte to Buffalo is 1 hour, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC on time.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 17 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BUF Buffalo, NY on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
75%
Frontier
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Buffalo is 1 hour, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 17 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Buffalo is 546 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Buffalo to Charlotte
1 hour, 50 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 38m
Frontier
1h 45m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

22

Distance

546 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
21
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Buffalo by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Buffalo by plane is 546 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Buffalo?

The flight time from Charlotte to Buffalo is 1 hour, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 17 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 45 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Buffalo?

American and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Buffalo.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Buffalo?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Buffalo (BUF). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Charlotte on time
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 77 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Buffalo on time

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 Charlotte to Buffalo, Frontier is 73% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 75% 24% 1%
Frontier 73% 21% 6%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Buffalo, 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)
American 16 77 4 98
Frontier 21 79 7 105

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
1pm 0.05
7am 0.22
4pm 0.38
9am 0.39
3pm 0.08
8am 0.37
5pm 0.26
10pm 0.84
2pm 0.18
8pm 0.05
9pm 0.04
12pm 0.08
0am 0.01
6pm 0.03
11am 0.15

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Buffalo 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 90
February 87
March 93
April 90
May 99
June 128
July 136
August 92
September 86
October 89
November 86
December 85

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Buffalo 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 3.35
Tuesday 3.08
Wednesday 3.4
Thursday 3.06
Friday 3.33
Saturday 3.1
Sunday 3.02

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
American 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)
1pm 16 76 4 95
7am 20 78 4 102
4pm 16 77 5 99
9am 16 76 4 97
3pm 13 80 4 98
8am 15 79 3 99
5pm 15 79 4 98
10pm 15 76 5 97
2pm 15 80 5 103
8pm 18 76 5 99
9pm 14 77 6 97
12pm 21 79 7 105
0am 26 75 4 108
6pm 21 80 4 100
11am 14 78 5 98
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.