// Station · 10m ago

KCFE

Buffalo Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 967 FT

45.1590°N / 93.8433°W

LOCATION · Buffalo, US

WIND

140°5 kt

KCFE · 967 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 17

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KCFE 282255Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3002 RMK AO2

KCFE · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,200'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,967 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 +11°C

2,100FT

+1,133 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV967 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT864 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCKC (Grand Marais Cook County Airport, Grand Marais, elev 1,799 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,088 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:33ZSUNRISE

18:18ZSOLAR NOON

01:02ZSUNSET

01:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (2h 27m) DAY LENGTH13h 28m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:16Z MOONSET13:45Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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