Aircraft noise from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is regulated by the FAA, not the City of Buffalo. BUF operates a voluntary nighttime noise-abatement program and does not have a curfew. Residents in the Cheektowaga approach corridor are most affected.
Federal Aviation Administration regulations preempt local aircraft noise control. Buffalo Niagara International Airport, operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), uses preferential runway assignments and a voluntary nighttime noise abatement program between 11 PM and 7 AM to reduce impacts on residential neighborhoods in Cheektowaga, Amherst, and northeast Buffalo. BUF handles roughly 5 million passengers annually and does not have a formal nighttime curfew. Complaints can be filed through the NFTA Aviation Noise Office. Military flights from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (YRS) also occasionally transit Buffalo airspace. Helicopter operations near downtown and the Medical Campus are governed by FAA minimum-altitude rules (1,000 feet over congested areas).
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