KCFE — Buffalo Muni
Buffalo, MN · field elevation 968 ft · NON-ATCT
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KCFE current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCFE 261450Z AUTO 15009G17KT 8SM -RA FEW029 OVC044 16/13 A3011 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 150° at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,400 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,079 ft · pressure altitude 778 ft
- Observed
- 245 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 8 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 36 | 8 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,500–1,500 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCFE — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCFE — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.15883, -93.84331
- Elevation
- 968 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1207Z / 0005Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Wright, MN
Everything else KCFE publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,200 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 126.5
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCFE airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota 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.