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Buffalo Niagara International Airport is an international airport serving the areas of Buffalo, New York and also the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. The airport is New York State's third-busiest, and also the busiest in the New York City area.
BUF was first opened in 1926 when it was named Buffalo Municipal Airport, making it one of the United States' oldest public airports. The airport was renamed to Greater Buffalo International Airport in 1955 after a terminal expansion and again renamed in 1997 to its current state after further expansion of the airport with a new terminal.
The airport is located in Cheektowaga, about 19km east of Downtown Buffalo, and 97km southeast of Toronto.
The total airport covers 1,000 acres of land, but the only airport terminal is fairly small. However, BUF manage to put a lot facilities in a fairly small space.
There are currently no airport lounges at Buffalo Airport.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) features two asphalt runways:
These runways accommodate a variety of aircraft operations, including commercial and general aviation flights.
There is currently only one terminal at BUF, although there has been other ones in the past. The current terminal was built in 1997, as it was decided that it was more logical to build a completely new terminal rather than continue renovating the previous ones. The new terminal cost $56 million, although it was further expanded in 2001 to increase the total number of gates to 24.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport is ready to get you where you need to go, with plenty of flights from top airlines. Here’s who you can expect to find flying from BUF:
These airlines offer nonstop flights to loads of destinations across the U.S., plus seasonal international options.
You can get to BUF by the Kensington Expressway (NY Route 33).
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority provides bus services to the airport from the surrounding areas.
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