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 (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 Greater Buffalo International Airport (As it was then called) was built in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. 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. 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 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. The old terminals were demolished almost immediately in order to allow any necessary expansion. The new building did receive an expansion in 1999. 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.

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