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NY80

Aurora Balloonport
South Wales, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	NY80
Lat/Long:	42-41-47.0000N 078-34-09.0000W 42-41.783333N 078-34.150000W 42.6963889,-78.5691667 (estimated)
Elevation:	900 ft. / 274 m (estimated)
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	14139

Balloonport Operations

Balloonport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2008
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	BUFFALO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Balloonport Communications

WX ASOS at BUF (16 nm NW):

PHONE 716-587-0517

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GEEr266/37.8		GENESEO VOR/DME		108.20		09W
JHWr046/39.1		JAMESTOWN VOR/DME		114.70		07W

Balloonport Services

Runway Information

Runway B1

Dimensions:	200 x 200 ft. / 61 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Balloonport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARK G. GIEFLER 6861 OLEAN ROAD SOUTH WALES, NY 14139 Phone 716-685-7908
Manager:	MARK G. GIEFLER 6861 OLEAN ROAD SOUTH WALES, NY 14139 Phone 716-685-7908

Additional Remarks

-	LOCATION IS STRICTLY A BALLOON PORT. USED FOR LAUNCHES OF HOT AIR BALLOONS
-	FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NY80.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

9G0 - Buffalo Airfield (12 nm NW)
KBQR - Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport (14 nm N)
KBUF - Buffalo Niagara International Airport (16 nm NW)
9G3 - Akron Airport/Jesson Field (20 nm N)
KGVQ - Genesee County Airport (27 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:12	12:12
Sunrise	07:44	12:44
Sunset	16:45	21:45
Evening civil twilight	17:17	22:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Dec-2025 13:18:12
Local (UTC-5)	25-Dec-2025 08:18:12

METAR

KBUF 16nm NW	251254Z 30007KT 10SM BKN080 BKN250 02/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00171017 $
KGVQ 27nm NE	251256Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00171022 FZRANO
KOLE 29nm S	251255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 00/M03 A2994 RMK AO2
KIAG 30nm NW	251253Z 32008KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00061017
CWPC 32nm W	251200Z AUTO RMK AO1 55004

TAF

KBUF
16nm NW

251120Z 2512/2612 22007KT P6SM BKN090 FM251500 32007KT P6SM BKN020 FM252000 35010KT P6SM BKN035 FM260100 03008KT P6SM BKN250 FM260900 08008KT P6SM BKN080

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