Buffalo Niagara Airport (BUF) Information

Where is Buffalo Niagara Airport?  

BUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport (IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF, FAA LID: BUF) is located in Cheektowaga, New York, USA. It is named after the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The airport serves Buffalo, New York as well as Southern Ontario, Canada (private land shuttle services connect Buffalo with Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario and John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario).

It is the busiest airport in Upstate New York, and the third busiest in New York State by number of boardings.

The brand new airport (now renamed The Buffalo-Niagara International Airport) opened on November 3, 1997. It had 14 gates. The old terminals were demolished almost immediately in order to allow any necessary expansion. The new building received an expansion in 1999, increasing the number of gates to 26. In 2006, the main runway was repaved and extended 750 feet (230 m), its first major upgrade since 1980. The secondary runway was extended 1,000 feet (300 m) as well.

For information on the Canadian community of Niagara Falls (featured on the Amazing Race Canada in July 2013), visit our attraction guide here: Niagara Falls (Ontario).

Additional Buffalo Niagara Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official BUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport Website