Buffalo (BUF) to Charlotte (CLT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
193° S
Buffalo (BUF) to Charlotte (CLT) is 547 miles (880 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–CLT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUF–CLT; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 38% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
182
April 2026
Seats
29,480
both directions
Passengers
24,078
both directions
Load factor
81.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUF–CLT?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUF–CLT in April 2026 (182 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
182 departures · 29,480 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.7%
Load
What plane flies BUF–CLT?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 38% of BUF–CLT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A319
70 departures · 91.1% load
38.5% - Airbus A321
67 departures · 80.3% load
36.8% - Boeing 737-800
40 departures · 73.0% load
22.0% - Airbus A321neo
4 departures · 72.1% load
2.2% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 86.0% load
0.5%
How has BUF–CLT traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–CLT departures fell from 186 in May 2025 to 182 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–CLT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
186 departures · 26,625 passengers
81.9%
Load
June 2025
226 departures · 31,778 passengers
79.8%
Load
July 2025
234 departures · 36,385 passengers
88.3%
Load
August 2025
241 departures · 38,363 passengers
90.1%
Load
September 2025
196 departures · 27,998 passengers
82.9%
Load
October 2025
247 departures · 34,365 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
176 departures · 25,034 passengers
80.8%
Load
December 2025
176 departures · 24,236 passengers
81.5%
Load
January 2026
166 departures · 20,532 passengers
74.3%
Load
February 2026
171 departures · 21,025 passengers
77.9%
Load
March 2026
191 departures · 23,784 passengers
83.5%
Load
April 2026
182 departures · 24,078 passengers
81.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BUF → CLT
76.8% full
91 departures · 11,299 passengers
CLT → BUF
86.6% full
91 departures · 12,779 passengers
Nonstop BUF–CLT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Buffalo (BUF) from Charlotte (CLT)?
BUF to CLT is 547 miles (880 km / 475 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to CLT?
A nonstop covers the 547-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–CLT?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (38.5%), followed by the Airbus A321 (36.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–CLT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 547-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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