// Station · 28m ago

KBUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 11 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,500 ft

T/Td 27.8°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 728 FT

42.9405°N / 78.7322°W

LOCATION · Buffalo, US

WIND

010°11 kt

KBUF · 728 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/11G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN055

LAYERS

FEW042 BKN055 BKN080

T / Td

28 / 17

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Moderate winds at 010°/11 kt, gusting 18, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,200 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 111854Z 01011G18KT 10SM FEW042 BKN055 BKN080 28/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02780172 $

KBUF · day 11 at 18:54 UTC · wind from 010° at 11 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,200 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 11 ktG18

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

010°11G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,829'

32 HDG 320° H7 kt X8 kt RIGHT 7,161'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T7 kt X8 kt LEFT —

23 HDG 230° T8 kt X7 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 +14°C

2,300FT

+1,572 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV728 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°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

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW042

Few · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,768 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

09:47ZSUNRISE

17:21ZSOLAR NOON

00:55ZSUNSET

01:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:30Z (6h 07m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:21Z MOONSET22:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYTZ

VFR

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · Toronto

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

KJHW

VFR

Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 360° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 53 NM SW
AGE: 26m ago

CYHM

VFR

John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · Hamilton

WIND: 040° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 54 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

CYYZ

VFR

Toronto Pearson International Airport · Toronto

WIND: 130° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 59 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

CYOO

VFR

Oshawa Executive Airport · Oshawa

WIND: 130° / 10 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT076
DIST: 59 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

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