CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — The NFTA announced at 9:30 a.m. Saturday that the Buffalo Niagara International Airport has reopened.
The airport was closed around 4 a.m. this morning after a foot of snow fell at the airport in Cheektowaga.
Several flights arriving to and departing from Buffalo were cancelled this morning.
Dan Neaverth the commissioner of Erie County Homeland Security and Emergency Services said crews were to clear about a foot of snow from the overnight hours.
"They are working very, very hard and diligently to get everything up to speed. You'll notice that there are a number of flights that have been cancelled in and out of Buffalo. And their hope is that they can get things up to speed by a little bit later this afternoon," Neaverth said.
You are still advised to check with your airline for your flight status.
The airport uses multi-task equipment machines, which get rid of all the snow dumped at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
“They’re a combination of plow, broom and high-speed air blast. So they can do the work of two pieces of equipment. So I can do it with five staff members, operators, versus having ten out there," said Joe Guarino, Buffalo Niagara International Airport airfield superintendent.
Guarino says it only takes one ride down the runway for the multi-task equipment machines to clear it. At one tarmac, they got rid of more than a foot of snow in under an hour.
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