Buffalo (BUF) – Washington (BWI)
- Distance
- 453 km
- 281 mi · 244 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 7 min / 1 h 8 min
- Average gate to gate: BUF → BWI / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 104 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (61 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 417,915
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +3.5%
- Flights / week
- 66
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 541,553 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- WN
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BUF
- 157°
- Heading from BWI
- 338°
- Halfway point
- 41.06, -77.67
- Great-circle km
- 453 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BUF → BWI
- 50 min
- In the air BWI → BUF
- 49 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 39,465 |
| Sep 2025 | 34,904 |
| Oct 2025 | 38,633 |
| Nov 2025 | 31,738 |
| Dec 2025 | 32,674 |
| Jan 2026 | 26,353 |
| Feb 2026 | 26,633 |
| Mar 2026 | 35,198 |
| Apr 2026 | 36,004 |
| May 2026 | 39,447 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,801 |
| Jul 2026 | 40,065 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 294 |
| Sep 2025 | 294 |
| Oct 2025 | 298 |
| Nov 2025 | 286 |
| Dec 2025 | 293 |
| Jan 2026 | 245 |
| Feb 2026 | 251 |
| Mar 2026 | 285 |
| Apr 2026 | 296 |
| May 2026 | 307 |
| Jun 2026 | 295 |
| Jul 2026 | 295 |
Airlines flying BUF–BWI nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 66 | 100% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1,717 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 1,029 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 693 flights
Also carried: 274 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 82.2%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 11 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.7%
- Flights counted
- 3,498
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Delay minutes by cause: airline 37% · aircraft arriving late 46% · air traffic system 15% · weather 1% · security 1%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $256
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $220
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 97% of passengers · $257
- Lowest-fare airline
- American Airlines
- 2% of passengers · $206
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $193 · Q3 2025 $216 · Q4 2025 $233 · Q1 2026 $256).
Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $255, likely $217–$296
The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 81% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 7.9%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 453 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Buffalo and Washington
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