On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:27:00 GMT, john smith wrote in
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It's 4.7 miles by car from the entrance of IAG to the parking lot at
our field. As the crow flies, we might be right on the three-mile
boundary, depending on how the airport's air space is defined.

OT... Martin, how far is it from IAG to Lockport?

About 16 miles by car:

http://local.google.com/local?saddr=IAG+-+Niagara+Falls+Intl+Airport+%4043.099339,-78.945076&daddr=lockport,+ny&f=li&hl=en&cid=&ie=UT F8&ll=43.134815,-78.817635&spn=0.142556,0.262985&om=1

Shorter URL:

http://tinyurl.com/le5sd

I was thinking about flying up for the day to see the canal and locks.
Is IAG the closest or is there another airport closer?

There are closer fields. From
http://www.airnav.com/airports:

0G0 Lockport, NY, USA North Buffalo Suburban Airport
NK25 Lockport, NY, USA Cambria Airport Private
61NY Lockport, NY, USA Bassett Field Airport Private
59NY Lockport, NY, USA Bent-Wing Airport Private

A friend of mine has a Cessna 172 hangared at North Buffalo (0G0):

http://www.airnav.com/airport/0G0

That page lists other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBUF - Buffalo Niagara International Airport (10 nm S)
KIAG - Niagara Falls International Airport (11 nm W)
9G3 - Akron Airport (11 nm SE)
9G0 - Buffalo Airfield (14 nm S)
9G6 - Pine Hill Airport (19 nm E)

I've got a friend with a grass airstrip in Cambria, NY, but it's not showing
up on the airfield locator. It should be on sectionals, although Bill doesn't
know the identifier (I just spoke to him via cell phone; he's en route to
a Cub reunion in Lockhaven, PA). Bill thinks that Cambria and
Bent-Wing are both long closed.

Bottom line: North Buffalo (0G0) has got gas and is closest. You'll
have to contact them to see about courtesy cars. IAG (KIAG?) would
have Hertz and Avis and stuff like that.

Marty