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KCFE Buffalo Municipal Airport
Buffalo, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: CFE
Lat/Long: 45-09-31.8000N / 093-50-35.9000W
45-09.530000N / 093-50.598333W
45.1588333 / -93.8433056
(estimated)
Elevation: 967.7 ft. / 295.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (2010)
From city: 2 miles SE of BUFFALO, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: 1797.7 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: MIRL RY 18/36 LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 18/36; PAPI RY 18/36; MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
GEPr266/19.9GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
STCr156/25.1ST CLOUD VOR/DME112.1003E
DWNr074/26.2DARWIN VORTAC109.0007E
FCMr319/26.3FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME117.7001E
MSPr299/30.2MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GLENCOE020/26.040703EGYL --. -.-- .-..
PRINCETON199/26.336803EPNM .--. -. --
HUTCHINSON048/29.220904EHCD .... -.-. -..
CAMBRIDGE225/34.335001ECBG -.-. -... --.

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 18/36

Dimensions: 3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: N.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 45-09.793052N45-09.266573N
Longitude: 093-50.593677W093-50.603378W
Elevation: 967.4 ft.953.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 181 true000 magnetic, 001 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.08 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 72 ft. pole, lighted, 1522 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
RY 18: 370 FT DSPLD THLD. APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DSPLD THLD.
31 ft. trees, 820 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BUFFALO
212 CENTRAL AVE
BUFFALO, MN 55313
Phone 763-682-1181
Manager: CHRIS FREDRICK
212 CENTRAL AVE
BUFFALO, MN 55313
Phone 763-682-0296

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 51
Single engine airplanes: 50
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 61/day *
49% transient general aviation
49% local general aviation
1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2011

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE FOUR   download (241KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (197KB)
VOR-A   download (171KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (42KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (156KB)

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
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Aerial photo of KCFE (Buffalo Municipal Airport)
Photo by R. Johnson
Photo taken 16-Nov-2009

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From to KCFE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0412:04
Sunrise07:3412:34
Sunset18:2823:28
Evening civil twilight18:5823:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 17:10:31
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 12:10:31
 
METAR
KCFE 161656Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM BKN025 09/03 A2996 RMK AO2 T00930028
KMGG 
7nm NW 
161656Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM SCT025 09/04 A2997 RMK AO2 T00920044
TAF
KSTC 
25nm N 
161124Z 1612/1712 34009KT P6SM BKN018 BKN050 FM161230 34008KT P6SM SCT018 FM161400 30007KT P6SM SKC FM170000 25004KT P6SM BKN250 FM171000 30005KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150
KMSP 
31nm SE 
161124Z 1612/1718 33010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM161300 33009KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM161500 32008KT P6SM BKN035 FM161800 29008KT P6SM SKC FM170200 24004KT P6SM SCT250 FM171500 30008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Buffalo Fuel Facility/Ad Building 763-682-1181
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms

More info about City of Buffalo Fuel Facility/Ad Building
independent
100LL
SS $5.13 
 Updated 14-Oct-2013
 
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KCFE have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 BUFFALO MN 0.9 69-80
 

Other hotels near Buffalo Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN BY CARLSON BUFFALO 1.1 84-89

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Buffalo Municipal Airport

3 in Monticello
1 in Annandale
4 in Rogers
2 in Becker
8 in Maple Grove
 

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Other Pages about Buffalo Municipal Airport

www.kcfe.org
PDF page(s) from the Minnesota Airport Directory
 
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