# Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF / KBUF)

**Buffalo Niagara International Airport** (IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF) is a large airport in Buffalo, New York, United States. It opened in 1926. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,829 ft (2,691 m). In 2025 it handled 5.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BUF / KBUF
- FAA: BUF
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- Serves: Buffalo, New York, United States
- Opened: 1926
- Elevation: 727 ft / 222 m
- Coordinates: 42.9405, -78.7322
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,829 ft / 2,691 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 5,068,856 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.buffaloairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Niagara_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q597986
- Weather station: KBUF · WMO 72528
- Ident: KBUF

## Timeline

- 1926: Buffalo Niagara International Airport opens.
- 12 Feb 2009: Colgan Air Flight 3407. 50 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 8,829 ft / 2,691 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes |
| 14/32 | 7,161 ft / 2,183 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00065AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 4,720,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,692,688 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 4,647,571 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,718,201 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,068,903 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,942,772 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,438,388 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,909,308 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 4,044,849 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,605,938 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,017,207 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,068,856 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

31 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (18)

- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 240 mi / 387 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 278 mi / 448 km · American Eagle
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 281 mi / 453 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 284 mi / 457 km · United Express
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 291 mi / 469 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 296 mi / 476 km · American Eagle
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 301 mi / 484 km · Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 395 mi / 635 km · American Eagle, JetBlue Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 472 mi / 760 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 547 mi / 880 km · American Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 713 mi / 1,147 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,013 mi / 1,630 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,056 mi / 1,699 km · Frontier Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,146 mi / 1,845 km · JetBlue Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,168 mi / 1,880 km · JetBlue Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,211 mi / 1,949 km · American Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,356 mi / 2,182 km · United Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,849 mi / 2,976 km · JetBlue Airways

### Seasonal (7)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 472 mi / 760 km · American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 733 mi / 1,179 km · Delta Air Lines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,146 mi / 1,845 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,188 mi / 1,912 km · American Eagle
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,356 mi / 2,182 km · Frontier Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,213 mi / 3,561 km · JetBlue Airways

### Cargo (11)

- [ELM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelm.md) Elmira Corning Regional Airport · United States · 108 mi / 174 km · Ameriflight
- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 133 mi / 214 km · UPS Airlines, FedEx Express
- [BGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgm.md) Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field · United States · 149 mi / 240 km · Ameriflight
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 224 mi / 360 km · FedEx Express
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 278 mi / 448 km · UPS Airlines
- [PBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbg.md) Plattsburgh International Airport · United States · 288 mi / 463 km · Ameriflight
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 316 mi / 508 km · UPS Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 451 mi / 726 km · FedEx Express
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · UPS Airlines
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 493 mi / 794 km · UPS Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 813 mi / 1,308 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BUF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (8)

- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 7
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 6
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 6
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 3
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3

### Cargo (3)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 5
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 4
- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 3

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.1M (2025) | #335 of 3,974 | #79 in North America | #62 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,829 ft / 2,691 m | #1,945 of 29,858 | #424 in North America | #311 in US |
| Elevation | 727 ft / 222 m | #22,860 of 43,403 | #10,857 in North America | #8,969 in US |
| Age | Opened 1926 | =262 of 15,079 | =39 in North America | =37 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | Buffalo APP/DEP | 126.150 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 135.350 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.700 |
| GND | GND | 133.200 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [IAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiag.md) Niagara Falls International Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [YCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysn.md) Niagara District Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [YTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cytz.md) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [JHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjhw.md) Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [YHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhm.md) John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · 63 mi / 101 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Buffalo Niagara International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buffalo_Niagara_International_Airport&oldid=1375460239), revision of 17 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf/data