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Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (IATA: BUF, ICAO: KBUF) is an airport
located in the town of Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. The airport is
named after the Buffalo Niagara Falls Metro Region. The airport serves Buffalo,
New York as well as Southwest Ontario Canada (Private land shuttle services make
connections between Buffalo with Toronto Pearson International Airport in
Mississauga, Ontario and John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton,
Ontario).
History
The Buffalo Municipal Airport (as it was then called) was built in 1926.
However, the airport, which officially opened on May 11, 1939, was quickly
outgrown, due to larger planes coming on the scene. A 1955 expansion helped
remedy this problem. In 1959, after being acquired by the Niagara Frontier Port
Authority, the name was changed to the Greater Buffalo International Airport.
Another renovation in 1961 extensively remodeled the main terminal building and
built a new control tower, as well as adding another concourse for American
Airlines. Despite all this, the terminal again became outgrown. To address this
problem, a second terminal (called the "West Terminal") was constructed in 1971,
which was built to last only ten years. The original terminal, now called the
"East Terminal", was heavily expanded between 1975 and 1977. However, no matter
how many renovations or expansions the buildings went through, the buildings
hadn't aged well. The West terminal, designed as a temporary structure, was
nearly 20 years old. Plans began for a new airport in 1991 after it was found
that it was no longer economical to keep renovating and expanding the aging
terminals. Construction of the new building designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox began
in 1995 in between the two existing buildings. While the new building was being
constructed, the existing terminals remained open. The brand new airport (now
renamed The Buffalo-Niagara International Airport) opened on November 3, 1997.
It had 14 gates. The old terminals were demolished almost immediately in order
to allow any necessary expansion. The new building received an expansion in
1999, increasing the number of gates to 26. In 2006, the main runway was repaved
and extended 750 feet, its first major upgrade since 1980. The secondary runway
was extended 1,000 feet as well. In 2006, Buffalo/Niagara Int'l Airport hosted
Air Force One. AFO was the first 747 to land in Buffalo. Southwest Airlines
recently surpassed US Airways to become the largest carrier at BUF in terms of
number of passengers. US Airways was bumped to second and jetBlue Airways ranked
third.
Low Fare Service
Upstate New York (specifically the Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany and
airports) used to be ranked high among the most expensive airports to fly out of
in the country. "For way too long, Upstate air travelers have been at the mercy
of the major carriers," said Senator Charles Schumer. Schumer is credited for
jump starting the upstate New York economy with low fare airlines. He is also
credited with bringing jetBlue Airways to New York and helping jetBlue obtain
slots at JFK. jetBlue's began sevice between Buffalo and JFK six days after
their inagural flight (JFK-FLL). Thanks to Schumer's efforts, jetBlue Airways
started service to Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester, Southwest Airlines has come
to Buffalo and Albany and Airtran Airways started service to Buffalo and
Rochester. Due to this "Southwest Effect," Buffalo Niagara International Airport
exceeded the 5,000,000 passenger mark for 2006. Previous estimates by the NFTA
had projected 3.8 million passengers for 2006 and that it would be until 2020
before the 5 million plateau would be reached. BUF has more than double the
traffic of any other upstate New York airport.
Canadian Travelers
Buffalo/Niagara International Airport currently handles many Canadian travelers
utilizing the airport for domestic travel within the United States.
Approximately twenty-five percent of all of the airport's travelers are from
either the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) or other parts of southern Ontario. The
reason many Canadians utilize Buffalo Niagara International Airport is a result
of the high operating costs, and thus higher fares at Canadian airports. There
are many shuttles to and to/from the airport to cities throughout Ontario. An
alternate thory is that to avoid getting passports, Canadians make the commute
between Canada & the United States since travelers are required to have
passports flying from Canada to the United Stated and vise versa as of January
1, 2007.
Airlines and destinations
* AirTran Airways (Atlanta, Fort Myers, Orlando)
* American Airlines
o American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare)
* Continental Airlines (Newark)
o Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Cleveland)
o Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland)
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
* Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
o Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
o Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky, New York-JFK)
o Delta Connection operated by Comair (New York-JFK)
o Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky,
New York-JFK)
o Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Atlanta)
* JetBlue Airways (Boston, Fort Myers [seasonal], Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK,
Orlando)
* Northwest Airlines (Detroit)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
* Southwest Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Fort Lauderdale, Las
Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa)
* United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
o United Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
o United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
* US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
o US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Boston, New York-LaGuardia,
Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
o US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Albany [begins May 5], Rochester
(NY))
o US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
o US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Boston, New York-LaGuardia,
Philadelphia)
o US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
o US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Charlotte, New
York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
Facilities
US Airways operates a US Airways Club near Gate 6.
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