Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport

Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport (ICAO: KBQR, FAA LID: BQR, formerly D77) is a privately owned, public use airport in Erie County, New York, United States.[1] It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Lancaster,[1] a village in the Town of Lancaster, east of Buffalo.

This article is about the airport in New York. For the airport in Texas, see Lancaster Regional Airport. For the airport in Wisconsin, see Lancaster Municipal Airport.
Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLancaster Airport Inc.
ServesLancaster, New York
Elevation AMSL752 ft / 229 m
Coordinates42°55′20″N 078°36′44″W
WebsiteBuffaloLancaster.com
Map
BQR
Location of airport in New York / United States
BQR
BQR (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,199 975 asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations30,000
Based aircraft37

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BQR by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

The runway at Buffalo-Lancaster Airport was planned to be extended from 3,199 to 5,500 ft (975 to 1,676 m), to be completed in 2010, which would have allowed it to accommodate larger airplanes and private jets. The airport is also an emergency landing site for Buffalo Niagara International Airport (handling smaller aircraft).

Facilities and aircraft

Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 752 feet (229 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 3,199 by 75 feet (975 by 23 m).[1]

The airport is the primary-reliever of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

For the 12-month period ending July 17, 2006, the airport had 30,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BQR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 2, 2009.
  2. "KBQR - Lancaster, New York (Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport)". Great Circle Mapper.
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