Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	BUF
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	078-43-50.1000W/42-56-25.5000N -78.730583/42.940417 (Estimated)
Elevation	727 ft / 221.59 m (Surveyed)
Land	1000 acres
From nearest city	5 nautical miles E of Buffalo, NY
Location	Erie County, NY
Magnetic Variation	11W (2015)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	Niagara Frontier Tran Auth
Address	181 Ellicott St, Po Box 5008 Buffalo, NY 14205
Phone number	716-855-7300
Manager	William Vanecek
Address	4200 Genesee St Buffalo, NY 14225
Phone number	716-630-6000

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	Yes
Beacon Color	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	Detroit
Region	AEA - Eastern
Boundary ARTCC	ZOB - Cleveland
Tie-in FSS	BUF - Buffalo
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BUF (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	I C S 05/1973
Federal Agreements	NGPY

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LLA
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	HGR,TIE
Other services	AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimensions	8829 x 150 ft (2691 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH-G
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

	05	23
Alignment	44°	127°
Physical elevation	674.00 ft	727.00 ft
Coordinates	42.931200N / 78.741685W	42.948640N / 78.718808W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS	ILS
RVR equipment	touchdown, rollout	touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light	MALSR	ALSF2
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 14/32

Dimensions	7161 x 150 ft (2183 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH-G
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

	14	32
Alignment	127°	127°
Physical elevation	699.00 ft	709.00 ft
Coordinates	42.946916N / 78.741695W	42.935185N / 78.720241W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Approach light		MALSR
REIL	Yes	No

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Remarks

• HEAVY CONCENTRATION OF GULLS; BLACKBIRDS & STARLINGS UP TO 5000 FT ON & INVOF ARPT.
• DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
• FOR FBO SVCS CTC 131.75; FOR CARGO SVCS CTC 122.95.
• TWY 'A' SOUTHWEST RUNUP AREA/HOLDING BAY MARKED DESIGN GROUP 3 ACFT (GENERALLY B727 OR SMALLER) UNAVAILABLE DESIGN GROUP 4 (INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO B757 DC8).
• TWY 'K1' CLSD 2100-0800 DAILY.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.