Live flights over Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 261 departures and 260 arrivals at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, 261 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are New York (JFK), Chicago (ORD) and Boston (BOS). The airline seen most often is Southwest Airlines.
Airport data
- IATA code
- BUF
- ICAO code
- KBUF
- City
- Buffalo
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 222 m (728 ft)
- Coordinates
- 42.9405, -78.7322
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Buffalo Niagara International Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Buffalo.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 141 | 136 | 277 |
| Sat 24 | 120 | 124 | 244 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- New York JFK 28 flights
- Chicago ORD 25 flights
- Boston BOS 23 flights
- New York LGA 23 flights
- Philadelphia PHL 23 flights
- Baltimore BWI 20 flights
- Atlanta ATL 17 flights
- Detroit DTW 17 flights
- Orlando MCO 17 flights
- Washington DCA 16 flights
- Charlotte CLT 15 flights
- Newark EWR 14 flights
- Dulles IAD 11 flights
- Tampa TPA 11 flights
- Chicago MDW 9 flights
- Nashville BNA 6 flights
36 more connections
- Denver DEN 6
- Fort Lauderdale FLL 4
- Las Vegas LAS 4
- Memphis MEM 4
- Louisville SDF 4
- Toronto YYZ 3
- Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 3
- Phoenix PHX 3
- Alexandria AEX 2
- Rochester ROC 2
- Sarasota/Bradenton SRQ 2
- Syracuse SYR 2
- Teterboro TEB 2
- San Juan SJU 2
- Quebec YQB 1
- Winnipeg YWG 1
- Atlantic City ACY 1
- Branson BKG 1
- Hartford BDL 1
- Bedford BED 1
- Burlington BTV 1
- Columbia CAE 1
- Dallas DAL 1
- Panama City Beach ECP 1
- White Plains HPN 1
- New Haven HVN 1
- Indianapolis IND 1
- Columbus LCK 1
- Lebanon LEB 1
- Manchester MHT 1
- Madison MSN 1
- Plattsburgh PBG 1
- Providence/Warwick PVD 1
- Raleigh/Durham RDU 1
- Chicago/Rockford RFD 1
- Ewing Township TTN 1
Airlines
- Southwest AirlinesSWA 75
- JetBlue AirwaysJBU 45
- Republic AirwaysRPA 34
- American AirlinesAAL 29
- GoJet AirlinesGJS 24
- Endeavor AirEDV 22
- Piedmont AirlinesPDT 22
- Delta Air LinesDAL 18
- SkyWest AirlinesSKW 18
- United AirlinesUAL 16
Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800 B738 47
- E75L 40
- Bombardier CRJ900 CRJ9 36
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 34
- CRJ7 32
- Airbus A220-300 BCS3 30
- DA40 26
- Airbus A321 A321 24
- Boeing 737-700 B737 24
- E145 22
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/42.9405/lon/-78.7322/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Buffalo right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Buffalo Niagara International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Buffalo: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of BUF, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Republic Airways, American Airlines and GoJet Airlines.
What are the main connections from Buffalo Niagara International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: New York (JFK, 28), Chicago (ORD, 25), Boston (BOS, 23), New York (LGA, 23) and Philadelphia (PHL, 23). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Buffalo? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for Buffalo Niagara International Airport? +
Buffalo Niagara International Airport has IATA code BUF and ICAO code KBUF. It lies in New York, United States, at coordinates 42.9405, -78.7322.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
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