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The Niagara Military Affairs Council and Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority worked to get a $500,000 federal grant, which would lead to the creation of a compatible use plan and a military installation resilience use plan for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Airport officials are working on a 10-year master plan.

Due to construction, Buffalo Niagara International Airports runways will close from 9 p.m. until the following morning on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, according to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

Due to construction, Buffalo Niagara International Airports runways will close from 9 p.m. until the following morning on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, according to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

On Monday, the Buffalo Niagara International Airport began construction on the airport's main runway. Construction workers can be seen near Aero Drive working on one half of runway 5-23.

When the Blizzard of '22 swept through Western New York, roads were closed for days. The NFTA suspended bus routes and shut down the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

"We're prepared, we have a great team, a lot of seasoned employees and we'll be prepared this week," said Director of Aviation Lee Weitz.

The weather is something many are keeping a close eye on this week. If you are driving or flying to visit family and friends for the holidays, the longer you wait, the trickier it may be.

By Friday evening, the weather service reported 5 1/2 feet of snow measured in the Erie County village of Orchard Park, 15 miles south of Buffalo and more directly in the downwind of path of frozen moisture blasting inland off Lake Erie.

Two deaths reported as lake-effect snowstorm paralyzes western New YorK