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// Station · 14m ago

KCFE

Buffalo Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 967 FT
45.1590°N / 93.8433°W
LOCATION · Buffalo, US
N
WIND
260°6 kt
KCFE · 967 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/6 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 142155Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3012 RMK AO2

KCFE · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
260°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT
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 +19°C

3,000FT
+2,033 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,300 2,200 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV967 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT763 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,129 FT KCFE ELEV · 967 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,129 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
02:02ZSUNSET
02:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (4h 28m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:48Z MOONSET02:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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