Buffalo-Lancaster Regional
BQR · KBQR · Buffalo, New York · Erie County · map
Buffalo-Lancaster Regional is a public-use airport owned by Lancaster Apt INC (Thomas Geles), 12 miles east of Buffalo, New York, 752 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,199 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 77 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Buffalo-Lancaster Regional?
Its FAA code is BQR, and its ICAO code is KBQR.
Where is Buffalo-Lancaster Regional?
It is 12 miles east of Buffalo, New York, 752 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Buffalo-Lancaster Regional?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,199 feet long, asphalt.
Does Buffalo-Lancaster Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Buffalo-Lancaster Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Buffalo-Lancaster Regional?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Niagara Soaring Club INC and Western New York Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Buffalo-Lancaster Regional?
3 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BQR · ICAO KBQR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Lancaster Apt INC (Thomas Geles)
- Elevation
- 752 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,199 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the right, rr 23 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, rr 25 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Buffalo Niagara International (5 nm west), Buffalo Airfield (6 nm southwest), Niagara Falls International (18 nm northwest), Genesee County (21 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in New York · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- 25 feet rlrd; 215 feet south and parl to runway.
- Activate runway end identifier lightss runway 09 and 27; PAPIs runway 09 and 27; medium-intensity runway lightss runway 9/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- 9 feet fence, 15 feet tree, 23 feet railroad.
- 9 feet fence, 25 feet railroad.
- Runway 09 PAPI unusable beyond 3 degrees RT of rcl.
- Runway 27 PAPI unusable beyond 5 degrees left of rcl.
- 9 feet fence, 15 feet trees.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 74 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 15,000 |
| general aviation, local | 30,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Buffalo from the FAA register
66 aircraft are registered to owners in Buffalo, New York: 23 piston singles, 19 business jets, 10 drones, 8 helicopters, 2 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New York.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Niagara Soaring Club INC 5 aircraft · Williamsville, 7 miles away
- Western New York Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · West Seneca, 9 miles away
- Cattaraugus Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · West Seneca, 9 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Buffalo:
- Thunderun Aviation Corporation 5 aircraft on the certificate Thunderun Aviation is an air ambulance and charter operator based in Buffalo, New York, providing medical transport, organ transplant flights, and executive charter services throughout the United States.
- Mercy Flight, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate Mercy Flight is an independent, not-for-profit provider of emergency air medical transport in Western New York.
Repair stations in Buffalo:
- Pjm, Private Jet Maintenance, LLC Haven Aviation Services Group is a vertically integrated private aviation company operating aircraft management (Part 91 and Part 135), on-demand charter on an ARGUS Gold rated Part 135 certificate, aircraft brokerage, jet and turboprop mai
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Norman David Utech private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Grand Island, NY (16 nm) · (716) 909-9074 · [email protected]
- Kenneth Joseph Lindsay private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Rush, NY (41 nm) · (585) 278-8321 · [email protected]
- James Douglas Martin private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; gliders · Rochester, NY (43 nm) · (585) 507-0245 · [email protected]
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Buffalo 66 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 19 business jets, 10 drones
- Mercy Flight INC 5 aircraft in town
- Calspan CORP 4 aircraft in town
- Thunderun Aviation CORP 3 aircraft in town
- Rich Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Thunderun Aviation Corporation 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Mercy Flight, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Niagara Soaring Club INC 5 aircraft · flying club
- Western New York Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Cattaraugus Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Pjm, Private Jet Maintenance, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,965 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New York 126 landing places
- New York 6,660 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BQR.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.