Niagara Falls International Airport

Niagara Falls International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KIAG
IATA code	IAG
Coordinates	43 ° 6 '26 "  N , 78 ° 56' 46"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 6 '26 "  N , 78 ° 56' 46"  W
Height above MSL	180 m (591  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	9 miles east of Niagara Falls , 25 miles north of Buffalo
Street	I-190 / US 62 / NY 182
Local transport	Bus : NFTA Metro Route 55 / Niagara Falls Trolley
Basic data
opening	1928
operator	Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
surface	432 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	283,135 (2017)
Air freight	171 t (2017)
Flight movements	17,428 (2017)
Runways
10L / 28R	2996 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
06/24	1582 m × 46 m asphalt
10R / 28L	1211 m × 23 m asphalt

The Niagara Falls International Airport ( IATA : IAG , ICAO : KIAG ) is an international airport of the Buffalo-Niagara region, in the state of New York, United States. The airport has three active runways that are used for general aviation, military and commercial flights. The longest of the three runways measures 2996 meters.
The airport should not be confused with Buffalo Niagara International Airport, 25 kilometers away .

Location and transport links

Niagara Falls International Airport is nine kilometers east of downtown Niagara Falls and 25 kilometers north of downtown Buffalo . The southern civil-use area is on US Highway 62 and New York State Route 182 . Interstate 190 also runs three to four kilometers west of the airport.

The Niagara Falls International Airport is buses in the public transport involved. The NFTA Metro Route 55 and the Niagara Falls Trolley service the airport regularly.

history

Niagara Falls International Airport was originally built in 1928 and called Niagara Falls Municipal Airport . The first airport terminal was built in 1935 . The aircraft manufacturer Bell Aircraft Corporation later moved to the airport. During the Second World War , the airport was used for military purposes by the United States Army Air Forces . The military part of the airport was later renamed the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base . In 1959, runway 10L / 28R was extended to 9,000 feet and 2,743 meters, respectively. In 1965 the airport was approved for international flights. In 1970 the city of Niagara Falls sold the civil part of the airport to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority . In 2003, the runway 10L / 28R was extended to its current length, and six years later a new passenger terminal was built.

Airport facilities

The airport currently has three runways. In the terminal with an area of ​​12,000 m² there are facilities for handling in national and international scheduled air traffic as well as for charter flights.

Airlines and Destinations

Niagara Falls International Airport is only used by the low-cost airlines Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines . Allegiant Air flies to Orlando-Sanford , Punta Gorda , Savannah and St. Petersburg , Spirit Airlines flies to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach .

Traffic figures

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Niagara Falls (2018)

rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Punta Gorda , Florida	29,630	Allegiant
02	Fort Lauderdale , Florida	28,480	Spirit
03	Myrtle Beach , South Carolina	21,090	Spirit
04th	St. Petersburg , Florida	20,560	Allegiant
05	Orlando , Florida	19,100	Allegiant

Web links

Commons : Niagara Falls International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The airport website (English)
• Niagara Falls International Airport at www.flugplaetze.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Aviation tradition at Niagara Falls. NiagaraFallsAirport.com, accessed June 8, 2019 . 
2. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Niagara Falls International. GCR1.com, accessed September 26, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed June 8, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Schedules. Metro.NFTA.com , accessed June 8, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Final Documents. Dynamic-Planning.com, accessed June 8, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Where We Fly. NiagaraFallsAirport.com, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Flight Departures. NiagaraFallsAirport.com, accessed June 12, 2019 . 
8. ^ Niagara Falls, NY: Niagara Falls International (IAG). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed June 12, 2019 .