Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | KBUF |
IATA code | BUF |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 221 m (725 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 8 miles northeast of Buffalo , 20 miles southeast of Niagara Falls |
Street | |
Local transport | bus |
Basic data | |
opening | 1926 |
operator | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority |
surface | 405 ha |
Passengers | 4,691,532 (2017) |
Air freight | 32,919 t (2017) |
Flight movements |
87,239 (2017) |
Runways | |
05/23 | 2690 m × 46 m asphalt |
14/32 | 2183 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Buffalo Niagara International Airport ( IATA code : BUF , ICAO code : KBUF ) is the commercial airport of the American city Buffalo in the US state of New York . The airport should not be confused with Niagara Falls International Airport, 25 km away .
location
Buffalo Niagara International Airport is located about 15 km northeast of downtown Buffalo, partly in the area of Cheektowaga . The address is 4200 Genesee Cheektowaga Street, New York 14225.
Transport links
- Public transportation: Airport-Downtown-Express (Route 204) of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA).
- Car or Taxi: The airport is accessible by car via Interstate 90 and Kensington Expy.
history
The airport opened in 1926. From 1959 to 1996 the name of the airport was Greater Buffalo International Airport.
Airport facilities
Runways
It has two runways , the longer 2690 m in alignment 05/23 and the shorter in alignment 14/32 2183 m.
Traffic figures
Busiest routes
rank | city | Passengers | airline |
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1 | New York – JFK , New York | 278.040 | Delta , JetBlue |
2 | Baltimore , Maryland | 205,290 | Southwest |
3 | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 200,350 | American , United |
4th | Atlanta , Georgia | 197.030 | Delta, |
5 | Orlando , Florida | 196.510 | Frontier |
6th | Charlotte , North Carolina | 130,490 | American |
7th | Boston , Massachusetts | 127.050 | Delta, JetBlue |
8th | Chicago – Midway , Illinois | 123,000 | Southwest |
9 | Fort Lauderdale , Florida | 110,720 | JetBlue, Southwest |
10 | Detroit , Michigan | 109,630 | delta |
Web links
Commons : Buffalo Niagara International Airport - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport at Flugplaetze.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About The Airport - Airport History. BuffaloAirport.com, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Buffalo Niagara International. GCR1.com, accessed September 26, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , archived from the original on September 6, 2018 ; accessed on October 7, 2018 (English).
- ^ Route 204 Airport-Downtown-Express ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) NFTA
- ^ Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Niagara International (BUF). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Flight Info - Where We Fly. BuffaloAirport.com, accessed October 7, 2018 .