Nonstop flight route between Buffalo, New York, United States and Los Angeles, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Buffalo, New York, United States and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,213 miles (or 3,561 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUF / KBUF | 
| Airport Name: | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | 
| Location: | Buffalo, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'26"N by 78°43'55"W | 
| Area Served: | Erie County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 728 feet (222 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BUF | 
| More Information: | BUF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAX / KLAX | 
| Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport | 
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W | 
| Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LAX | 
| More Information: | LAX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF):
- Because of Buffalo Niagara International Airport's relatively low elevation of 728 feet, planes can take off or land at Buffalo Niagara International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Near the court is a 1,800-square-foot Anchor Bar franchised operation with seating for 42 people at the bar and 34 at sit down tables.
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The most prominent new carrier at Buffalo was People Express Airlines, a low-fare carrier founded in 1981 with a hub at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, next to New York City.
- Currently, there are 10 restaurants in the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport plus vending machines.
- The closest airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of BUF.
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport handled 5,118,000 passengers last year.
- In 1986–1987, most of the US airline industry consolidated through a series of buyouts and mergers.
- Louisville, Philadelphia, Syracuse
- Shortly after Deregulation, American and United began reducing service at medium-sized Northeastern markets such as Buffalo, in search of higher profits elsewhere.
- Southwest Airlines, which recently merged and absorbed AirTran Airways into its system, remains the busiest airline at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, handling 32 percent of the outbound flights.
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
- The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airport closed again on January 17, 1994 after the Northridge earthquake.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
- On Friday, October 12, Endeavour left the hangar at 2:00 a.m.
- Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather stations at the airports.
- On July 10, 1956, Boeing's 707 prototype visited LAX.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.




