KBUF — Buffalo Niagara Intl
Buffalo, NY · field elevation 727 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KBUF current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBUF 111154Z 24003KT 10SM -RA BKN043 BKN090 BKN250 21/18 A2996 RMK AO2 RAB47 SLP143 P0000 60000 T02110183 10222 20200 53007 $
- Wind
- from 240° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,573 ft · pressure altitude 687 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBUF 111120Z 1112/1212 33005KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080 BKN100 FM111400 30004KT P6SM BKN200 FM111800 32007KT P6SM BKN250 FM120400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.94043, -78.73057
- Elevation
- 727 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1017Z / 0023Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -11° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Erie, NY
Airport diagram
Everything else KBUF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 8,829 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 7,161 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 135.35
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.5
- Ground
- 133.2
- Clearance
- 124.7
- Approach 053-233
- 126.15
- Approach 234-052
- 126.5
Published procedures
- 15 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KIAG Niagara Falls Intl14 nm
- KGVQ Genesee County25 nm
- KDKK Chautauqua County/Dunkirk36 nm
- KOLE Cattaraugus County-Olean45 nm
- KROC Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester Intl48 nm
- KDSV Dansville Muni50 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBUF airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New York airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.