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Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Buffalo, United States

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Western New York's gateway linking Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

Opened

1926

Location

Buffalo, United States

Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is the primary commercial airport serving the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area in western New York State. Located approximately 8 miles east of downtown Buffalo in the town of Cheektowaga, it handles millions of passengers annually and connects the region to destinations across the United States and Canada. The airport underwent significant modernization in the early 2000s, including a major terminal renovation completed in 1997 and 2016 expansions, improving passenger facilities and gate capacity. Its proximity to the Canadian border makes it a popular option for travelers from the Greater Toronto Area seeking lower fares. BUF serves as a focus city for several major U.S. carriers and offers nonstop service to dozens of domestic destinations, as well as some international routes. The airport is operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA).

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building with two concourses, A and B, housing approximately 28 gates.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include the NFTA Metro Rail light rail system, taxis, ride-share services, and rental cars connecting the airport to downtown Buffalo.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving BUF include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Spirit Airlines.

Notable facts

›Operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), a regional public authority.
›Popular with Canadian travelers from the Greater Toronto Area due to lower airfares compared to Toronto Pearson.
›Located in Cheektowaga, New York, about 8 miles east of downtown Buffalo.
›The airport's runways are oriented to accommodate prevailing westerly winds common in the Great Lakes region.
›BUF serves as an alternative gateway for visitors to Niagara Falls, located roughly 20 miles away.

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Route map (20 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

United Airlines

US Airways

Southwest Airlines

Routes

BUF → BOSAA · CRJ

BUF → CLTAA · 320 319 737

BUF → DCAAA · E70 CRJ E75

BUF → ORDAA · CR7 ER4 E75

BUF → PHLAA · DH3

BUF → ATLAF · M90 M88

BUF → ATLAZ · M90 M88

BUF → BOSB6 · E90

BUF → JFKB6 · E90 320

BUF → MCOB6 · 320

BUF → ATLDL · M90 M88

BUF → DTWDL · M88 319 320 M90 ERJ

BUF → JFKDL · CR9 CR7

BUF → LGADL · CR7

BUF → MSPDL · E70 CR9

BUF → BWIFL · 73C 73W

BUF → FLLFL · 73W

BUF → MCOFL · 73C

BUF → MDWFL · 73W 738 73H

BUF → ATLKL · M90 M88

BUF → CLEUA · DH3

BUF → EWRUA · DH3 DH4 ERJ DH2

BUF → IADUA · DH4 CR7 DH2 ERJ CRJ

BUF → ORDUA · 739 738 320

BUF → BOSUS · CRJ

BUF → CLTUS · 320 319 734

BUF → DCAUS · E70 CRJ E75

BUF → ORDUS · CR7

BUF → PHLUS · CRJ E75 DH8 E70

BUF → BWIWN · 73W 733 73C

BUF → FLLWN · 73W

BUF → LASWN · 73H 738

BUF → MCOWN · 73C 73W

BUF → MDWWN · 738 73W 73H

BUF → PHXWN · 73W

BUF → TPAWN · 73W

Aircraft operating here

73W9 routes CRJ6 routes Airbus A3206 routes Canadair Regional Jet 7005 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-905 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-885 routes Embraer 1704 routes Embraer 1754 routes 73C4 routes Boeing 737-8004 routes Airbus A3193 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 83 routes

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City & Place Guide

Rust Belt revival city with world-class architecture and chicken wings

Buffalo sits at the eastern tip of Lake Erie in western New York, sharing a border with Canada and boasting one of the most impressive collections of 19th- and early 20th-century architecture in the United States. Once a booming industrial hub, the city has undergone a remarkable renaissance, with revitalized neighborhoods, a thriving arts scene, and passionate sports culture centered on the Buffalo Bills and Sabres.

The waterfront has been dramatically reimagined, and neighborhoods like Elmwood Village and Allentown offer walkable stretches of independent shops, galleries, and restaurants. Visitors often arrive expecting a struggling post-industrial city and leave genuinely charmed by Buffalo's grit, warmth, and surprising sophistication.

•Guaranty Building — Louis Sullivan's 1896 skyscraper, a landmark of early American architecture.
•Albright-Knox Art Gallery (now Buffalo AKG) — world-class modern and contemporary art collection.
•Darwin D. Martin House — Frank Lloyd Wright prairie masterpiece open for guided tours.
•Canalside — lively waterfront district with events, kayaking, and historic canal remnants.
•Forest Lawn Cemetery — scenic Victorian cemetery and final resting place of President Millard Fillmore.
•Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site — where TR took the oath of office in 1901.

Getting around: Buffalo is best navigated by car, though the NFTA Metro Rail offers a free fare zone downtown and connects to the university district. NFTA buses cover the broader metro area. Rideshares like Uber and Lyft are readily available, and taxis operate throughout the city. The Niagara Frontier region is also easily accessible by car for day trips to Niagara Falls.

Best time: Late spring through early fall (May to October) offers the most pleasant weather and the busiest schedule of outdoor festivals and waterfront events.

Local food: Buffalo is the birthplace of the chicken wing, so visit Anchor Bar or Duff's Famous Wings, and also seek out beef on weck sandwiches and fresh perch from Lake Erie.

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Encyclopaedia

Buffalo Niagara International Airport is in Cheektowaga, New York, United States. The airport serves Buffalo, New York and Niagara Falls, New York in the United States, and the southern Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. It is the third-busiest airport in the state of New York and the busiest inside of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The total catchment area for Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is estimated to be around 9.2 million people, the largest between NYC to the east and Chicago to the west, largely because it serves as a major, lower-cost alternative for travelers in the Southern Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada, in addition to Western New York. The combined US and Canada service area makes the Buffalo Niagara Region one of the top 10 largest urban regions in North America. It is about 11 miles (18 km) east of Downtown Buffalo and 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Toronto. The airport covers a total area of 1,000 acres (400 ha).

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