Buffalo (BUF) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 5h 14m
Bearing
267° W
Buffalo (BUF) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 2,213 miles (3,561 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop BUF–LAX; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
57
July 2026
Seats
9,229
both directions
Passengers
8,039
both directions
Load factor
87.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUF–LAX?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUF–LAX in July 2026 (57 departures).
- B6
57 departures · 9,229 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.1%
Load
What plane flies BUF–LAX?
In July 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 96% of BUF–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
55 departures · 87.0% load
96.5% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 95.0% load
1.8% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 86.9% load
1.8%
How has BUF–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–LAX departures fell from 63 in August 2025 to 57 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
63 departures · 8,757 passengers
86.3%
Load
September 2025
4 departures · 557 passengers
86.0%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 152 passengers
95.6%
Load
November 2025
20 departures · 2,515 passengers
77.6%
Load
December 2025
28 departures · 3,662 passengers
92.4%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,205 passengers
83.8%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
23 departures · 2,928 passengers
78.2%
Load
June 2026
59 departures · 7,980 passengers
83.5%
Load
July 2026
57 departures · 8,039 passengers
87.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BUF → LAX
90.4% full
29 departures · 4,246 passengers
LAX → BUF
83.7% full
28 departures · 3,793 passengers
Nonstop BUF–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Buffalo (BUF) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
BUF to LAX is 2,213 miles (3,561 km / 1,923 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 2,213-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–LAX?
In July 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (96.5%), followed by the Airbus A321 (1.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,213-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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