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BUF Meaning

BUF Airport Meaning

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BUF Meaning:

BUF stands for Buffalo Niagara International Airport


Located in Buffalo, New York, BUF (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) is classified as a medium hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of BUF's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) Characteristics:

      City: Buffalo
      State: New York
      FAA: Buffalo Niagara International Airport
      IATA: BUF
      ICAO: KBUF
      Role: P-M

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


BUF is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding BUF, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

BUF meaning is Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Buffalo Niagara International Airport can be abbreviated as BUF.

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