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"Although it is a modest sized facility, Buffalo Airport car rentals allow you to travel around New York State."

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Buffalo Airport (airport code BUF) is otherwise known as the Buffalo Niagara International Airport and serves the Buffalo Niagara Falls metropolitan area in the US state of New York. Although it is not nearly as busy as other NY airports like JFK Airport and LaGuardia Airport, it still deals with more than five million passengers per year.

By choosing car hire from Buffalo Airport on arrival they can drive with ease to either the Big Apple, Ontario in neighbouring Canada, or just transfer to Cheektowaga town in which Buffalo Airport is based.

Buffalo Niagra Airport Car Hire - Did You Know?

  • Having been built in 1926, Buffalo Airport is one of the oldest public airports in North America.
  • Although constant renovations were carried out on the old terminal buildings of Buffalo Airport a brand new airport had to be opened in 1997.
  • Buffalo Airport has welcomed the presidential plane Air Force One twice in 2004 and 2010.
  • A movement of local fans tried to have the airport renamed Buffalo Airport Tim Russet after a Buffalo news commentator who died.
  • Recently Southwest Airlines overtook US Airways as the most popular carrier at Buffalo Airport with JetBlue Airways in third.

Buffalo Airport Mini Guide

Buffalo Airport is known in full as Buffalo Niagra International Airport and is in Erie County of New York. The airport is the third busiest in the New York State area and handles passenger numbers around 5.5 million every year. The airport opened in 1939 and was subject to several renovations and expansions over the year to cater for the larger planes that were flying into the area.

The airport had, in previous decades, been considered one of the most expensive airports to fly from. However, the potential of the low cost flight business was quickly realised as a demand grew. Buffalo Airport became a provider for JetBlue Airways low cost flights and later other airlines. The increase in numbers were quite staggering as previous estimates placed passenger numbers as going to be 3.8 million. Currently there are 110 flights every day from the airport. There is both an east and west terminal that in total have 22 gates in the airport.

The airport is in very close proximity to the Canadian border and so is a convenient arrival and departure point for Canadian citizens. Current statistics estimate the 33% of the passengers using the airport to be from Canada. To cater for demand there are bus services that now pick up passengers from the airport and take them across the border.

The airport can be reached by car through Route 33 exit Kensington Expressway and Interstate 90. Due to the large numbers there is high demand for parking at the airport and it does have facilities for both long and short term. In total there are 6,850 parking spaces.

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