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KBUF · BUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

42.94050°N
-78.73220°W
ARR / DAY
90
12.3%
DEP / DAY
97
11.7%
ON-TIME
64.9% Top 25%
arr · avg 20 min
dep · 100% · avg 11 min cal
AVG DELAY
20 min
7d window

Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF/BUF) is a large international airport located in Buffalo, NY. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,102 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 90 arrivals and 97 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 28 carriers across 52 routes. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio (SWA). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 65% with an average delay of 20 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 240 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

26m ago
Temp
64°F
Wind
3 kts
180°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KBUF 140754Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01780161 $

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 120.500 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 133.200 24
GND 257.800 24
CLR 124.700 24
ATIS 135.350 24
APCH 126.150 24
APCH 126.500 24
APCH 263.125 24
APCH 317.600 24
BUF VOT 109.000
OTHER 109.000
LCL/P 120.500 24
EMERG 121.500 24
BUFFALO 122.200
OTHER 122.200
CLASS C 126.150 24
CLASS C 126.500 24
EMERG 243.000 24
CD/P 257.800 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
OTHER 257.800 24
CLASS C 263.125 24
CLASS C 317.600 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZOB
Mag var:
11° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KBUF · last 7d

51 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 AM · 1 movement every 240 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
BUFPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 58 0h 54m
BUFBWI
Baltimore, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 45 0h 57m
BUFCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 39 1h 29m
BUFATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 37 1h 53m
BUFMDW
Chicago, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 32 1h 15m
BUFDTW
Detroit, US
SKY West Aviation 32 0h 49m
BUFJFK
New York, US
Jetblue Airways Corporation (NEW York 31 1h 15m
BUFLGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 30 0h 59m
BUFBOS
Boston, US
Republic Airlines 27 1h 11m
BUFBOS
Boston, US
Jetblue Airways Corporation (NEW York 25 1h 8m
BUFJFK
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 24 1h 21m
BUFMCO
Orlando, US
Jetblue Airways Corporation (NEW York 23 2h 31m
BUFORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 23 1h 22m
BUFORD
Chicago, US
Republic Airlines 22 1h 22m
BUFTPA
Tampa, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 22 2h 25m
BUFMCO
Orlando, US
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio 20 2h 17m
BUFDCA
Washington, US
Republic Airlines 18 1h 4m
BUFLGA
New York, US
Republic Airlines 17 1h 6m
BUFDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 16 2h 41m
BUFSDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 16 1h 12m
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