Buffalo
Airfield Identification
1926 to present
United States of America
CITY: Buffalo, NY
IATA/ICAO CODES: BUF / KBUF
COORDINATES: 42°56'N / 78°44'W
OTHER NAMES: Buffalo Municipal (1926-1959), Greater Buffalo International (1959-1997), Buffalo Niagara International (1997-present)
Right: a view of the Buffalo Curtiss-Wright factory during wartime.
Photo credit: Buffalo History Gazette, 2019
Commando Operations
Buffalo Municipal Airport was home to the main Curtiss-Wright factory in the country. Most Commandos produced were built there: a total of 2710 of them came out of the lines in Buffalo.
After World War II, Buffalo was used as a secondary aircraft storage facility by the RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation).
The Curtiss plant, abandoned, was demolished in 2002 to give way to today's Long Term Car Park and to an extension to runway 14/32.
Units & operators based
Last edited: 07/08/2020