KBUF · Buffalo Niagara International Airport

BUFFALO, NEW YORK · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

728

Elevation ft

Runways

8,829

Longest ft · 05/23

42.94N

78.73W

Buffalo Niagara International Airport serves Buffalo, New York at 728 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 8,829 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	8,829 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	7,161 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 728 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	728 ft	2,580 ft	2,187 ft	3,280 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,928 ft	2,814 ft	2,313 ft	3,470 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,128 ft	3,048 ft	2,440 ft	3,660 ft
35°C afternoon	3,303 ft	3,082 ft	2,458 ft	3,688 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 8,829 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,688 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBUF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIAG Niagara Falls International Airport	14 nm NW	9,826 ft
KGVQ Genesee County Airport	25 nm E	5,499 ft
KDKK Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport	36 nm SW	6,000 ft
KROC Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport	48 nm E	8,001 ft
KJHW Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport	53 nm SW	5,300 ft
KHTF Hornell Municipal Airport	57 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBUF

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBUF, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBUF or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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