Buffalo (BUF) to Orlando (MCO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 50m
Bearing
189° S
Buffalo (BUF) to Orlando (MCO) is 1,013 miles (1,630 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–MCO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BUF–MCO; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 29% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
338
April 2026
Seats
58,762
both directions
Passengers
49,781
both directions
Load factor
84.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUF–MCO?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BUF–MCO departures in April 2026 (190), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
190 departures · 32,110 seats
Share of departures56.2%87.5%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
86 departures · 13,908 seats
Share of departures25.4%79.9%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
62 departures · 12,744 seats
Share of departures18.3%82.8%
Load
What plane flies BUF–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 29% of BUF–MCO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
97 departures · 86.8% load
28.7% - Airbus A320
87 departures · 80.1% load
25.7% - Boeing 737-800
63 departures · 87.7% load
18.6% - Boeing 737-700
30 departures · 90.4% load
8.9% - Airbus A320neo
30 departures · 81.5% load
8.9% - Airbus A321neo
28 departures · 82.3% load
8.3% - Airbus A321
3 departures · 94.8% load
0.9%
How has BUF–MCO traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–MCO departures fell from 366 in May 2025 to 338 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–MCO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
366 departures · 49,334 passengers
79.2%
Load
June 2025
225 departures · 30,672 passengers
78.5%
Load
July 2025
233 departures · 35,672 passengers
89.7%
Load
August 2025
297 departures · 45,531 passengers
89.4%
Load
September 2025
238 departures · 34,440 passengers
87.6%
Load
October 2025
268 departures · 40,947 passengers
88.8%
Load
November 2025
316 departures · 46,070 passengers
83.5%
Load
December 2025
337 departures · 49,942 passengers
85.5%
Load
January 2026
280 departures · 41,797 passengers
87.2%
Load
February 2026
300 departures · 44,394 passengers
87.3%
Load
March 2026
354 departures · 54,096 passengers
87.8%
Load
April 2026
338 departures · 49,781 passengers
84.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BUF → MCO
82.1% full
169 departures · 24,063 passengers
MCO → BUF
87.3% full
169 departures · 25,718 passengers
Nonstop BUF–MCO 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 Orlando (MCO)?
BUF to MCO is 1,013 miles (1,630 km / 880 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to MCO?
A nonstop covers the 1,013-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (28.7%), followed by the Airbus A320 (25.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–MCO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,013-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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