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// 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
N
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
N
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
2,600 1,750 900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,465 FT SCT040 KBUF ELEV · 728 FT
// 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

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