Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
AVR to BUF: distance & flight time
Alverca (Alverca Air Base) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
3,544 mi
5,704 km · 3,080 nm
7h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
See live AVR→BUF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AVR — Alverca Air Base · Alverca, Portugal
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near AVR
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base66 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 mi away
Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVR from BUF?
The flight distance from Alverca (AVR) to Buffalo (BUF) is 3,544 miles (5,704 km, 3,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVR to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Alverca and Buffalo?
Buffalo is 5 hours behind Alverca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVR to BUF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AVR–BUF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.