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// 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
N
WIND
010°11 kt
KBUF · 728 FT
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// 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
N
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
2,600 1,750 900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,768 FT FEW042 BKN055 · CEILING BKN080 KBUF ELEV · 728 FT
// 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

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