FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CFE |
| Lat/Long: | 45-09-32.5690N / 093-50-35.8930W 45-09.542817N / 093-50.598217W 45.1590469 / -93.8433036 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 967 ft. / 294.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of BUFFALO, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55313 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CFE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1797 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.45 (763-684-0762) |
| MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 126.5 |
| MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 126.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MGG (8 nm NW): | 128.325 (320-963-3300) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GEPr266/19.9 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| STCr156/25.1 | | ST CLOUD VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 03E |
| FCMr315/25.9 | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 06E |
| DWNr074/26.2 | | DARWIN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 07E |
| MSPr299/30.2 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GLENCOE | | 020/26.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
| PRINCETON | | 199/26.3 | | 368 | | 03E | | PNM | .--. -. -- |
| HUTCHINSON | | 048/29.2 | | 209 | | 04E | | HCD | .... -.-. -.. |
| CAMBRIDGE | | 223/34.2 | | 350 | | 03E | | CBG | -.-. -... --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS W CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 60 ft. / 792 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity RWY 17/35 NON STD LIGHTS: SPACING. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 45-09.756767N | | 45-09.328917N |
| Longitude: | 093-50.594383W | | 093-50.602283W |
| Elevation: | 967.0 ft. | | 954.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 181 true | | 356 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. pole, lighted, 1800 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BUFFALO 212 CENTRAL AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313 Phone 612-682-3322 |
| Manager: | TERRY MARSH 1309 CO RD 134 BUFFALO, MN 55313 Phone 612-682-5452 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 53 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 61/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MSP CD & FLT SVCS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AGUDE ONE | |
download (267KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-B | |
download (172KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport (8 nm NW)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (22 nm E)
KSTC - St Cloud Regional Airport (25 nm N)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (26 nm SE)
KPNM - Princeton Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 25-Nov-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 23:01:50 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 18:01:50 |
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| METAR |
| KCFE | 052255Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM OVC048 15/10 A2996 RMK AO2 T01530101
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KMGG 7nm NW | 052254Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM SCT025 BKN041 OVC047 15/10 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSTC 25nm N | 051903Z 051918 25010KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 TEMPO 1921 BKN025 FM2100 27012KT P6SM OVC035 FM0200 29005KT P6SM BKN035 FM0800 25003KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 0913 4SM BR FM1500 24005KT P6SM SCT250
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KMSP 31nm SE | 051904Z 051918 25012KT P6SM SCT040 SCT120 FM2100 27013KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC120 FM0200 29007KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150 FM0800 25004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200 FM1500 23006KT P6SM FEW045 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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