AirportsBuffalo Niagara International Airport is a large airport serving Buffalo, in New York, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUF
- ICAO code
- KBUF
- City
- Buffalo
- State or region
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.9405° N, 78.7322° W
- Elevation
- 222 m (728 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,691 m (8,829 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUF means Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBUF. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.9405° N, 78.7322° W. It stands 222 metres (728 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Buffalo Niagara International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,691 metres (8,829 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 186.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,691 m 8,829 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 2,183 m 7,161 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls International AirportNiagara Falls | IAG | 25 km |
| Niagara District AirportNiagara-on-the-Lake, Canada | YCM | 45 km |
| Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International AirportRochester | ROC | 88 km |
| Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportToronto, Canada | YTZ | 93 km |
| John C. Munro Hamilton International AirportHamilton, Canada | YHM | 101 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,690 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,531 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,097 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,701 km | 7 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 484 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,561 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,083 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,453 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,622 km | 19 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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