FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | BUF |
Lat/Long: | 42-56-25.5380N 078-43-50.0510W 42-56.425633N 078-43.834183W 42.9404272,-78.7305697 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 726.8 ft. / 221.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (2015) |
From city: | 5 miles E of BUFFALO, NY |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 14225 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
FSS: | BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
Airline operations: | ARFF INDEX D EQUIPMENT COVERAGE PROVIDED. |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
WX ASOS: | PHONE 716-635-0532 |
BUFFALO GROUND: | 133.2 257.8 |
BUFFALO TOWER: | 120.5 257.8 |
BUFFALO APPROACH: | 126.15 ;053-233 126.5 ;234-052 263.125 ;053-233 317.6 ;234-052 |
BUFFALO DEPARTURE: | 126.15 ;053-233 126.5 ;234-052 263.125 ;053-233 317.6 ;234-052 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.7 257.8 |
PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: | 124.7 |
CLASS C: | 126.15 ;053-233 126.5 ;234-052 263.125 ;053-233 317.6 ;234-052 |
D-ATIS: | 135.35 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
IC: | 126.15 ;053-233 263.125 ;053-233 |
WX ASOS at IAG (14 nm NW): | PHONE 716-297-6984 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
KLUMP | | 233/5.0 | | 231 | | 09W | | BU | -... ..- |
PLAZZ | | 052/5.5 | | 204 | | 09W | | GB | --. -... |
KATHI | | 165/11.2 | | 329 | | 10W | | IA | .. .- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 8829 x 150 ft. / 2691 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 81 /F/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 250.0 | Double tandem: | 550.0 | Dual double tandem: | 1120.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 42-55.871977N | | 42-56.918410N |
Longitude: | 078-44.501083W | | 078-43.128460W |
Elevation: | 674.1 ft. | | 726.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 055 magnetic, 044 true | | 235 magnetic, 224 true |
Displaced threshold: | 535 ft. | | 725 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:8829 TODA:8829 ASDA:8104 LDA:7569 | | TORA:8829 TODA:8829 ASDA:8294 LDA:7569 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
RVR equipment: | touchdown, midfield, rollout | | touchdown, midfield, rollout |
Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) |
Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, lighted | | yes, lighted |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Obstructions: | 21 ft. bldg, 413 ft. from runway, 532 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear RWY 05 HAS +3 FT POLE LIGHT POLE 59 FT FM RWY END, 497 FT RIGHT. | | 29 ft. tree, 1155 ft. from runway, 360 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 7161 x 150 ft. / 2183 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 70 /F/B/W/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 250.0 | Double tandem: | 489.0 | Dual double tandem: | 1016.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 42-56.815040N | | 42-56.111127N |
Longitude: | 078-44.501610W | | 078-43.214502W |
Elevation: | 699.1 ft. | | 708.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 127 true | | 318 magnetic, 307 true |
Displaced threshold: | 320 ft. | | 720 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:7161 TODA:7161 ASDA:6441 LDA:6121 | | TORA:7161 TODA:7161 ASDA:6841 LDA:6121 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 608 ft. from runway, 535 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear RWY 14 APCH SLOPE 29:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 14 ft. sign, 200 ft. from runway, 429 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +7 FT OBSTRUCTION LIGHTED FENCE , 0 FT FM RWY END, 480 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | NIAGARA FRONTIER TRAN AUTH 181 ELLICOTT ST, PO BOX 5008 BUFFALO, NY 14205 Phone 716-855-7300 |
Manager: | LEON WEITZ 4200 GENESEE ST BUFFALO, NY 14225 Phone (716) 630-6030 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Jet airplanes: | | 15 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 182/day * | 64% | commercial | 17% | air taxi | 11% | local general aviation | 7% | transient general aviation | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2022 | |
Additional 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 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). |
- | TWY 'K1' CLSD 2100-0800 DAILY. |
- | TWY P BTN APCH END RWY 14 AND TWY P2 CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 117 FT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (249KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (264KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download (269KB) |
ILS RWY 23 (SA CAT I) | |
download (245KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 05 | |
download (255KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 23 | |
download (283KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (266KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 05 | |
download (241KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (238KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BUFFALO EIGHT | |
download (187KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (150KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9G0 - Buffalo Airfield (5 nm S)
KBQR - Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport (5 nm E)
9G3 - Akron Airport/Jesson Field (12 nm NE)
KIAG - Niagara Falls International Airport (14 nm NW)
9G6 - Pine Hill Airport (24 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 24-Apr-2016
looking north from 5,000’ MSL.
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 19:51:59 |
Local (UTC-4) | 23-Apr-2024 15:51:59 |
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METAR |
KBUF | 231854Z 22016G27KT 10SM BKN095 OVC120 18/00 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 22027/1828 SLP092 T01830000 $
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KIAG 14nm NW | 231853Z 21016G27KT 10SM BKN110 18/01 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 21034/1836 SLP087 T01830006
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TAF |
KBUF | 231737Z 2318/2418 23018G34KT P6SM BKN110 BKN250 FM232300 23016G29KT 6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM240000 23015G26KT 4SM RA OVC025 FM240500 25009KT 4SM RA OVC015 FM241000 27010G16KT 6SM -SHRA OVC007 FM241400 35011G18KT P6SM OVC012
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KIAG 14nm NW | 231737Z 2318/2418 22022G39KT P6SM OVC100 FM240000 22017G28KT 4SM RA OVC035 FM240600 27010G17KT 6SM -RA OVC020 FM241100 30012G19KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM241300 33013G21KT P6SM OVC007 FM241500 36013G20KT P6SM OVC012
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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