FAA facility Airport

BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL

BUFFALO, NEW YORK FAA BUF ICAO KBUF Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

05/23 8,829 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	44°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	535 ft	TORA 8,829 · TODA 8,829 · ASDA 8,104 · LDA 7,569
23	224°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · right side	ALSF2 High-intensity ALS with sequenced flashers (CAT II/III)	725 ft	TORA 8,829 · TODA 8,829 · ASDA 8,294 · LDA 7,569

14/32 7,161 × 150 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

14 32

Runway-end details

Runway 14/32 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
14	127°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	320 ft	TORA 7,161 · TODA 7,161 · ASDA 6,441 · LDA 6,121
32	307°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	720 ft	TORA 7,161 · TODA 7,161 · ASDA 6,841 · LDA 6,121

Communications

20 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BUF VOT	109.0	—
BUF DME	116.4/111X	—
LCL/P	120.5	24
EMERG	121.5	24
BUFFALO RCO	122.2	—
CD PRE TAXI CLNC	124.7	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	126.15	24
CLASS C	126.15	24
APCH/P DEP/P	126.5	24
CLASS C	126.5	24
GND/P	133.2	24
D-ATIS	135.35	24

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EMERG	243.0	24
CD/P	257.8	24
GND/P	257.8	24
LCL/P	257.8	24
APCH/P DEP/P IC	263.125	24
CLASS C	263.125	24
APCH/P DEP/P	317.6	24
CLASS C	317.6	24

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
05	ILS	I	108.5	Operational ifr (1985-12-12)
23	ILS	I	111.3	Operational ifr (1947-05-01)
32	ILS/DME	I	109.95	Operational ifr (2004-08-25)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBUF

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BUF / KBUF
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1940-03
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: Control tower + radar approach control ATCT-TRACON
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: BUFFALO, NY
County: Erie
FAA region: Eastern region
Coordinates: 42.94043, -78.73057
Elevation: 726.8 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BUF Commissioned 1995-12-05 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

537Reported strikes

32With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-28. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	19	1
2013	13	1
2014	21	1
2015	9	1
2016	8	0
2017	15	1
2018	27	2
2019	21	0
2020	6	0
2021	15	1
2022	20	1
2023	18	2
2024	33	0
2025	37	0
2026	14	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.