// Station · 59m ago

KBUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 16.7°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 728 FT

42.9405°N / 78.7322°W

LOCATION · Buffalo, US

WIND

230°10 kt

KBUF · 728 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

BKN250

T / Td

17 / 12

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 25,000 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 270954Z 23010KT 10SM BKN250 17/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01670117 $

KBUF · day 27 at 09:54 UTC · wind from 230° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

230°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

23★ HDG 230° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,829'

14 HDG 140° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

32 HDG 320° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T10 kt X0 kt — —

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 +3°C

1,100FT

+372 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV728 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT705 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KITH (Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, Ithaca, elev 1,099 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,162 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

09:43ZSUNRISE

17:13ZSOLAR NOON

00:43ZSUNSET

01:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:17Z (14h 23m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:25Z MOONSET09:26Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KIAG

VFR

Niagara Falls International Airport · Niagara Falls

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KROC

VFR

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · Rochester

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 59m ago

CYTZ

VFR

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · Toronto

WIND: 220° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 53m ago

KJHW

VFR

Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM SW
AGE: 57m ago

CYHM

VFR

John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · Hamilton

WIND: 210° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN260
DIST: 54 NM W
AGE: 53m ago

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