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PBI to BUF: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
1,126 mi
1,812 km · 978 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,126 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, United States
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBI from BUF?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Buffalo (BUF) is 1,126 miles (1,812 km, 978 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBI to BUF?
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