FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CFE |
| Lat/Long: | 45-09-32.5690N / 093-50-35.8930W 45-09.542817N / 093-50.598217W 45.1590469 / -93.8433036 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 967 ft. / 294.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of BUFFALO, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55313 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CFE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1797 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.45 (763-684-0762) |
| MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 126.5 |
| MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 126.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MGG (8 nm NW): | 128.325 (320-963-3300) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GEPr266/19.9 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| STCr156/25.1 | | ST CLOUD VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 03E |
| FCMr315/25.9 | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 06E |
| DWNr074/26.2 | | DARWIN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 07E |
| MSPr299/30.2 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GLENCOE | | 020/26.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
| PRINCETON | | 199/26.3 | | 368 | | 03E | | PNM | .--. -. -- |
| HUTCHINSON | | 048/29.2 | | 209 | | 04E | | HCD | .... -.-. -.. |
| CAMBRIDGE | | 223/34.2 | | 350 | | 03E | | CBG | -.-. -... --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS W CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 60 ft. / 792 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity RWY 17/35 NON STD LIGHTS: SPACING. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 45-09.756767N | | 45-09.328917N |
| Longitude: | 093-50.594383W | | 093-50.602283W |
| Elevation: | 967.0 ft. | | 954.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 181 true | | 356 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. pole, lighted, 1800 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear RWY 17: TREES +5 FT, 100-150 FT PRIOR TO RY, 200 FT L. | | 36 ft. trees, 720 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RWY 35: TREES +15 FT, 50 PRIOR TO R Y, 205 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BUFFALO 212 CENTRAL AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313 Phone 612-682-3322 |
| Manager: | TERRY MARSH 1309 CO RD 134 BUFFALO, MN 55313 Phone 612-682-5452 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 61/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MSP CD & FLT SVCS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AGUDE ONE | |
download (268KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-B | |
download (172KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport (8 nm NW)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (22 nm E)
KSTC - St Cloud Regional Airport (25 nm N)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (26 nm SE)
KPNM - Princeton Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by R. Johnson
Photo taken 16-Nov-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 14:36:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 08:36:22 |
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| METAR |
| KCFE | 211415Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 00/M01 A3002 RMK AO2 T10021006
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KMGG 7nm NW | 211414Z AUTO 15005KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 00/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 T10051007
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| TAF |
KSTC 25nm N | 211139Z 2112/2212 15004KT 1SM BR FEW250 FM211400 16007KT 4SM BR FEW250 FM211600 17011KT P6SM SCT250 FM211800 17013G19KT P6SM BKN250 FM220000 16010KT P6SM SCT250 FM221000 16010KT 5SM BR BKN012 OVC050
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KMSP 31nm SE | 211139Z 2112/2218 13004KT 4SM BR FEW004 FM211500 17008KT 5SM HZ FEW006 FM211700 17012KT P6SM FEW250 FM220400 16010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 FM220700 16010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC200 FM221100 16010KT 5SM -DZ BR BKN009 OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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