KBUF — Buffalo Niagara Intl
Buffalo, NY · field elevation 727 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
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KBUF current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KBUF 100154Z 26008KT 10SM BKN028 08/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00830033 $
- Wind
- from 260° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- -46 ft · pressure altitude 607 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 32 | 5 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 14 | 5 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 05 | 6 kt tail | 5 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 17,000–17,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBUF 092320Z 1000/1024 27006KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1000/1004 BKN030 FM100400 22010KT P6SM BKN030 FM101300 25015G25KT P6SM SCT035 SCT090 FM101900 28015G25KT P6SM SKC FM102300 28010KT P6SM SKC
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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
- 1201Z / 2156Z
- 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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- 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.