Buffalo Niagara International Airport

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Continent: North America Country: United States Region: New York
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Location Cheektowaga, New York
IATA code BUF
ICAO code KBUF
Airport type Commercial
Website [www.nfta.com/airport/ www.nfta.com/airport/]
Overview map [ ]
Communications
Tower 120.5
Ground 121.9
Clearance 124.7
Approach 126.5
Departure126.15
ATIS 135.35

Do not edit yet please - article under construction.

Official Spotting Locations

Location

There are no official viewing/spotting locations around BUF.

Other Spotting Locations

Location

1. Flying Tigers.

Previously well known restaurant went bankrupt in 2004 and is closed. The area though is still open and spotting is possible however you may be hassled by NFTA Police.

To get there from the terminal by car make a left on Genesee St. then left on Holtz Dr. left on Aero Dr. and left on Amherst Villa (turn just before the tunnel under the runaway). There is a plenty of space to park. As anywhere in Buffalo don't count on public transportation. Renting a car o getting a cab are your only options.

Flying Tigers in not a single spotting place. It is a larger area that provides great view of the whole airport and photography is possible no matter which runaways are in use. The airport fence is below the Flying Tigers level and causes no problem at all. Aircraft will taxi VERY close to you and no long zoom is needed, 70-200mm is sufficient. The light is the best in the morning (from sunrise to noon). Later the sun becomes more and more disturbing.

Exampes of photos taken from Flying Tigers area:

Taxi out to rwy 23:

Take offs rwy 23:

Landings rwy 23

Vacating rwy 05

Take offs rwy 05

Take offs rwy 32

Landings rwy 32

Taxing by the terminal:


2. Old parking lot at Cayuga Rd.

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

Airlines providing scheduled service as of December 2005: US Airways, Jetblue, United, Independence Air, Southwest, Continental, Delta, Northwest, American, Airtran.

Cargo Airlines: DHL, Fedex, UPS, AirNow.


Equipment: B737-300/500/700/800, A319/320/321, EMB-170, EMB-190, ERJ-145, B717, CRJ200, CRJ700, DC-9-30/40/50, MD-88, Dash 8-100, Saab 340, Beech 1900, B727F, A300F.

Facilities and Transportation