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KCFE

Buffalo Municipal Airport
Buffalo, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	CFE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3PT:	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
FCMr319/26.3	FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME	117.70	01E
MSPr299/30.2	MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME	115.30	02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 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 fair condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	45-09.793052N	45-09.266573N
Longitude:	093-50.593677W	093-50.603378W
Elevation:	967.4 ft.	953.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	180 magnetic, 181 true	000 magnetic, 001 true
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	2-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path)	2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	73 ft. trees, 1625 ft. from runway, 326 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BUFFALO 212 CENTRAL AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313-1699 Phone 763-682-3322
Manager:	CHRIS FREDRICK 212 CENTRAL AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313-1699 Phone 763-682-0296 CHRIS.FREDRICK@CI.BUFFALO.MN.US.

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS APCH & FSS.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.

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 from 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE SIX NEW		download (217KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (208KB)
VOR-A		download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (414KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field (8 nm NW)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (22 nm E)
KSTC - St Cloud Sky Central Airport (25 nm N)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (26 nm SE)
KPNM - Princeton Municipal Airport (26 nm N)

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Area around KCFE (Buffalo Municipal Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:26	10:26
Sunrise	06:00	11:00
Sunset	20:43	01:43
Evening civil twilight	21:17	02:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jul-2026 07:22:15
Local (UTC-5)	31-Jul-2026 02:22:15

METAR

KCFE	310655Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -RA FEW031 SCT041 BKN060 21/20 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
KMGG 7nm NW	310655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ SCT110 23/19 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W T02320185

TAF

KSTC 25nm N	310539Z 3106/0106 VRB06KT 6SM -SHRA OVC060 TEMPO 3106/3109 4SM -SHRA BR OVC035 FM311200 06007KT P6SM -DZ SCT020 OVC040 FM311900 03005KT P6SM OVC080
KMSP 31nm SE	310539Z 3106/0112 15006KT P6SM OVC180 FM310800 11006KT 6SM -SHRA OVC080 FM311300 06012G18KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT015 OVC040 TEMPO 3113/3116 3SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM312000 05012G20KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM010200 02010KT P6SM OVC080

NOTAMs

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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

763-682-0296
[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		$5.98
Updated 17-Jul-2026

2 read write

SS=Self service

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