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TVF to BUF: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
914 mi
1,471 km · 794 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
914 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TVF — Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, United States
- 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.
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Near TVF
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport47 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base57 mi away
- BJI · Bemidji Regional Airport70 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport77 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 TVF from BUF?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Buffalo (BUF) is 914 miles (1,471 km, 794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Thief River Falls and Buffalo?
Buffalo is 1 hour ahead of Thief River Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVF to BUF?
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