After the war, the plant was the development site of the Bell X-1 used by Chuck Yeager to break the sound barrier in 1947.

[4] Niagara Falls gets a large number of Toronto's diversions due to its location and long runways.

Empire Airlines also served the airport during the mid-1980's, flying to Syracuse, Long Island, Utica, Elmira, and Boston using both the Fokker F28 Fellowship jets and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner commuter propjetd.

[7] All Direct Air service at Niagara Falls International Airport ended on March 12, 2012.

According to a USA Today news article dated September 26, 2014, Vision Airlines d/b/a People Express no longer operates any scheduled passenger service.

[11] In January 2011, Spirit Airlines started jet flights from Niagara Falls International Airport.

[12] In the summer of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and low passenger numbers, Allegiant Airlines ended flights to Savannah.

In October 2020, Spirit Airlines suspended all of their flights from Niagara Falls International Airport.

After nine years of service, the final Spirit Airlines flight to Niagara Falls was on October 6.

Source: AirNav This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency