Buffalo Niagara International Airport

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IATA: BUF

ICAO: KBUF

FAA: BUF

Buffalo Weather (°F)

KBUF (0.2 NM at True Heading of 263)
METAR: KBUF 041054Z 03006KT 10SM FEW280 11/03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01110033 $
TAF: KBUF 040520Z 0406/0506 05008KT P6SM FEW250 FM041500 05012G20KT P6SM SKC FM042100 05008KT P6SM SKC FM050000 06005KT P6SM SKC FM050500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

Location

Latitude: 
 42-56-25.5380N (42.940427)
Longitude: 
 078-43-50.0510W (-78.73057)
Elevation: 
 726.8 feet MSL (222 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10.5 W (as of June 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. E of Buffalo, New York
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

BUF Airport web site
BUF Airport email
Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
LEON WEITZ
4200 GENESEE ST
BUFFALO, NY 14225
(716) 630-6030		 NIAGARA FRONTIER TRAN AUTH
181 ELLICOTT ST, PO BOX 5008
BUFFALO, NY 14205
716-855-7300

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/1940
Control tower: 
 Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1727 feet (526 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 BUF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
 Class I
ARFF Index: C
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 05/1973

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  13
Multi Engine:  2
Jet Engine:  16
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2021)

Total Operations:  59165
Commercial:  33037 55.8%
Air Taxi:  13301 22.5%
GA Local:  7095 12.0%
GA Itinerant:  5267 8.9%
Military Aircraft:  465 0.8%

Communications

Tower:  BUFFALO
120.5
257.8
Hrs: 24
Clearance Del.:  257.8
Ground:  133.2
257.8
Approach:  BUFFALO
126.15 ;053-233
126.5 ;234-052
263.125 ;053-233
317.6 ;234-052
Hrs: 24
Departure:  BUFFALO
126.15 ;053-233
126.5 ;234-052
263.125 ;053-233
317.6 ;234-052
Hrs: 24
ATIS:  135.35
Hrs: 24
ASOS:  (716-635-0532)
EMERG:  243.0
EMERG:  121.5
CLASS C:  126.15 ;053-233
CLASS C:  263.125 ;053-233
CLASS C:  126.5 ;234-052
CLASS C:  317.6 ;234-052

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 716
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Prior Aviation Service, Inc.
           		Unicom 122.95 633-1000 100LL, Mogas, Jet A
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Buffalo(BUF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


    FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 05/18/23 to 0901Z 06/15/23.

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    APD - Airport Diagram
    DP - Departure Procedure Charts
    HOT - Hot Spots
    IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
    MIN - Minimums
    STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
    Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
    Last Cycle
    APD AIRPORT DIAGRAM NE-2
    DP BUFFALO EIGHT NE-2
    HOT HOT SPOT NE-2
    IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 05 NE-2
    IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 23 NE-2
    IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 32 NE-2
    IAP ILS RWY 23 (SA CAT I) NE-2
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 NE-2
    IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 NE-2
    IAP RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 05 NE-2
    IAP RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 NE-2
    IAP RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 05 NE-2
    IAP RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 23 NE-2
    MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-2
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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near BUF

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    4.7 Buffalo Airfield Airport
    (9G0)    		 172 183 100LL, Jet A+
    5.3 Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport
    (KBQR BQR)    		 101 112 100LL
    11.9 Akron/Jesson Field Airport
    (9G3)    		 65 76 100LL
    13.8 Niagara Falls International Airport
    (IAG KIAG IAG)    		 316 326 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    16.4 Royalton Airport
    (9G5)    		 27 38 100LL, MOGAS
    16.5 Hamburg Airport
    (4G2)    		 209 219 100LL, MOGAS
    24.4 Pine Hill Airport
    (9G6)    		 54 65 100LL, Mogas
    25.2 Genesee County Airport
    (KGVQ GVQ)    		 77 88 100LL, Jet A-1+
    32.1 Perry-Warsaw Airport
    (01G)    		 111 122 100LL
    35.0 Le Roy Airport
    (5G0)    		 85 96 100LL
    35.9 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
    (DKK KDKK DKK)    		 221 231 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    38.5 Ledgedale Airpark Airport
    (7G0)    		 67 78 100LL, Jet A
    47.7 Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport
    (ROC KROC ROC)    		 76 87 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    50.0 Dansville Municipal Airport
    (DSV KDSV DSV)    		 115 126 100LL
    50.4 Toronto/City Centre Airport
    (YTZ CYTZ CYTZ)    		 325 335 Jet A-1 Jet A-1 w FSII 100LL Avgas
    52.7 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport
    (JHW KJHW JHW)    		 206 216 100LL, Jet A
    57.1 Hornell Municipal Airport
    (KHTF HTF)    		 125 136 100LL, Jet A
    61.8 Canandaigua Airport
    (IUA)    		 91 102 100LL, Jet A+
    62.1 Scandia Air Park Airport
    (6PA4)    		 192 202 MOGAS
    65.6 Middlesex Valley Airport
    (4N2)    		 101 112 Mogas

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-2 HEAVY CONCENTRATION OF GULLS; BLACKBIRDS & STARLINGS UP TO 5000 FT ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-3 DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-5 FOR FBO SVCS CTC 131.75; FOR CARGO SVCS CTC 122.95.
    A110-6 TWY A SW RUNUP AREA/HLDG BAY MKD DESIGN GROUP 3 ACFT (GENERALLY B737 A321 OR SMALLER) UNAVBL DESIGN GROUP 4 (INCL BUT NOT LTD TO B757 767).
    A110-7 TWY 'K1' CLSD 2100-0800 DAILY.
    A110-8 TWY P BTN APCH END RWY 14 AND TWY P2 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 117 FT.
    A26 ARFF INDEX D EQUIPMENT COVERAGE PROVIDED.
    A57-05 RWY 05 APCH SLOPE 45:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
    A57-14 RWY 14 APCH SLOPE 29:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
    A58-05 RWY 05 HAS +3 FT POLE LIGHT POLE 59 FT FM RWY END, 497 FT RIGHT.
    A58-32 +7 FT OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED FENCE , 0 FT FM RWY END, 480 FT LEFT.
    E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 05/23
    14/32
    Longest Runway: 05/23 is 8829 ft (2691 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach: 05, 23, 32

    BUF Airport Runway Details

    Runway 05/23  8829 ft x 150 ft (2691 m x 46 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/10/2019
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
    Runway Pavement Class:  81 /F/B/W/T
    Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  120.0
    Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  250.0
    Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  550.0
    Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  1120.0

    Runway 05

    Runway 23
    Elevation: 
    		 674.1 726.8
    Latitude: 
    		 42-55-52.3186N 42-56-55.1046N
    Longitude: 
    		 078-44-30.0650W 078-43-07.7076W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 044 224
    ILS Type: 
    		 ILS ILS
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 BLDG TREE
    Object Height: 
    		 21 29
    Distance from End: 
    		 413 1155
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 532 ft. right of centerline 360 ft. right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway
    Runway Visual Range (RVR): 
    		 Touchdown, Midfield, Rollout Touchdown, Midfield, Rollout
    Approach Light System: 
    		 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights Standard 2,400 Foot High Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers, Cat. II or III Config.
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 Yes Yes
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 Yes Yes
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 49 52
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 680.6 725.9
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 535 725
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 42-55-56.1218N 42-56-49.9474N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 078-44-25.0792W 078-43-14.4740W
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    		 8829 8829
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    		 8829 8829
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    		 8104 8294
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    		 7569 7569

    Runway 14/32  7161 ft x 150 ft (2183 m x 46 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/10/2019
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
    Runway Pavement Class:  70 /F/B/W/T
    Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  120.0
    Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  250.0
    Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  489.0
    Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  1016.0

    Runway 14

    Runway 32
    Elevation: 
    		 699.1 708.8
    Latitude: 
    		 42-56-48.9024N 42-56-06.6676N
    Longitude: 
    		 078-44-30.0966W 078-43-12.8701W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 127 307
    ILS Type: 
    		 ILS/DME
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonprecision Instrument Precision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 TREE SIGN
    Object Height: 
    		 31 14
    Distance from End: 
    		 608 200
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 532 ft. right of centerline 360 ft. right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Approach Light System: 
    		 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
    REIL: 
    		 Yes No
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 53 54
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 700.3 708.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 320 720
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 42-56-47.0156N 42-56-10.9149N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 078-44-26.6457W 078-43-20.6342W
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    		 7161 7161
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    		 7161 7161
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    		 6441 6841
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    		 6121 6121

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 Mogas

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