// Station · 7m ago

KBUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 11 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.2°C / 16.7°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 728 FT

42.9405°N / 78.7322°W

LOCATION · Buffalo, US

WIND

030°11 kt

KBUF · 728 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/11

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT040

T / Td

27 / 17

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 030°/11 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBUF 111954Z 03011KT 10SM SCT040 27/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02720167 $

KBUF · day 11 at 19:54 UTC · wind from 030° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

030°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,829'

32 HDG 320° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT —

23 HDG 230° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,728 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +13°C

2,200FT

+1,472 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV728 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT604 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOLE (Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, Olean, elev 2,135 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT040

Scattered · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,465 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:47ZSUNRISE

17:21ZSOLAR NOON

00:55ZSUNSET

01:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:30Z (5h 28m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:23Z MOONSET22:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KIAG

VFR

Niagara Falls International Airport · Niagara Falls

WIND: 050° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

CYSN

VFR

Niagara District Airport · Niagara-on-the-Lake

WIND: 030° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KGVQ

VFR

Genesee County Airport · Batavia

WIND: 050° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KDKK

VFR

Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport · Dunkirk

WIND: 360° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KOLE

VFR

Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport · Olean

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

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