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Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Ashley Smith. Runway Facts. Runway 5/23 8,827 feet Asphalt surface Runway 14/32 7,161 feet Asphalt surface. Airport Facts. Located in Erie County, New York. Buffalo Municipal Airport opened in 1939. Renovated in 1955.
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Buffalo Niagara International Airport Ashley Smith
Runway Facts • Runway 5/23 • 8,827 feet • Asphalt surface • Runway 14/32 • 7,161 feet • Asphalt surface
Airport Facts • Located in Erie County, New York. • Buffalo Municipal Airport opened in 1939. • Renovated in 1955. • Decided in 1991 to build new airport instead of continually renovating current airport. • New airport opened in 1997 with 14 gates. • Today there are 26 gates. • Has double the air traffic than any other airport in upstate New York. • Recent incidents • February 12, 2006—Colgan Air Flight 3047 crashed in transit to BUF from Newark
References http://www.buffaloairport.com/ http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBUF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Niagara_International_Airport