The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo is 2 hours, 55 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 minutes late.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 32 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BUF Buffalo, NY 2 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
83%
Frontier
72%
JetBlue
62%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo is 2 hours, 55 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 32 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo is 1166 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale
2 hours, 56 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 52m
JetBlue
2h 54m
Frontier
3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

9

Distance

1166 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
6
Southwest
1
Frontier
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Buffalo by plane?

The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo by plane is 1166 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo?

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo is 2 hours, 55 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 32 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 52 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours.

What airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo?

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

Does Southwest fly from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Buffalo (BUF). On average, they have 1 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 Fort Lauderdale 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 152 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Buffalo 2 minutes late

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 Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 83% 17% 0%
Frontier 72% 23% 5%
JetBlue 62% 35% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Lauderdale 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)
Southwest 15 151 3 172
JetBlue 17 152 4 174
Frontier 19 154 6 180

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
7pm 0.07
4pm 0.16
7am 0.02
8pm 0.01
6pm 0.03
11am 0.22
5pm 0.03
8am 0.08
3pm 0.04
2pm 0.4
12pm 0.04
1pm 0.08
9am 0.1
10am 0.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 52
February 50
March 64
April 52
May 34
June 34
July 36
August 35
September 36
October 39
November 33
December 36

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 1.33
Tuesday 0.85
Wednesday 1.17
Thursday 0.98
Friday 1.29
Saturday 2.56
Sunday 1.46

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
JetBlue 0
Southwest 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)
7pm 17 152 4 174
4pm 18 151 4 175
7am 15 155 3 175
8pm 14 148 4 175
6pm 15 155 4 177
11am 18 154 6 179
5pm 15 150 3 170
8am 16 151 7 175
3pm 16 153 3 172
2pm 16 152 5 174
12pm 18 153 6 177
1pm 18 153 4 176
9am 15 151 4 171
10am 14 149 3 170
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.