KBUF — Buffalo Niagara Intl
Buffalo, NY · field elevation 727 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KBUF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBUF 252354Z 33003KT 10SM FEW260 14/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP240 T01440078 10200 20139 56005 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 444 ft · pressure altitude 417 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 05 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 23 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 252320Z 2600/2624 02007KT P6SM SCT250 FM260200 01005KT P6SM BKN250 FM261400 03009KT P6SM BKN250 FM261700 03010KT P6SM BKN250
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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
- 1107Z / 2305Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 11°W (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
- 12 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KIAG Niagara Falls Intl14 nm
- KGVQ Genesee County25 nm
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- 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.