Niagara Falls International Airport
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Traffic figures

Niagara Falls International received 56,943 passengers in 2008. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 660 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
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 2005 and 1,409 unscheduled enplanements in 2006.

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 38,325 aircraft operations, an average of 105 per day: 69% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

, 24% military, 5% air taxi
Air taxi
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 and 2% scheduled commercial.

According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Niagara Falls International is classified as a general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

airport.

Nearby airports

0G0 - North Buffalo Suburban Airport
North Buffalo Suburban Airport
North Buffalo Suburban Airport is a public-use airport located three miles south of the central business district of Lockport, a town in Niagara County, New York, United States...

 (11 nm E)

KBUF - Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport is an airport located in Cheektowaga CDP, Town of Cheektowaga, in Erie County, New York, USA. It is named after the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The airport serves Buffalo, New York as well as Southern Ontario, Canada...

 (14 nm SE)

9G0 - Buffalo Airfield
Buffalo Airfield
Buffalo Airfield , formerly known as Buffalo Airpark and Gardenville Airport , is an airport located in the town of West Seneca in Erie County, New York...

 (18 nm SE)

9G3 - Akron Airport
Akron Airport
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 (21 nm E)

9G6 - Pine Hill Airport
Pine Hill Airport
Pine Hill Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Albion, in Orleans County, New York, United States. The airport property is owned by Eugene Haines and leased by the Vintage Aircraft Group.- Facilities and aircraft :Pine Hill...

 (30 nm E)

Source: AirNav

External links


at New York State DOT website
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