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KCFE

Buffalo Municipal Airport
Buffalo, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	CFE
Lat/Long:	45-09-31.8000N 093-50-35.9000W 45-09.530000N 093-50.598333W 45.1588333,-93.8433056 (estimated)
Elevation:	967.7 ft. / 295.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (2010)
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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	CFE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3PT:	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
FCMr319/26.3	FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME	117.70	01E
MSPr299/30.2	MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME	115.30	02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 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 18/36

Dimensions:	3200 x 75 ft. / 975 x 23 m
Surface:	asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	45-09.793052N	45-09.266573N
Longitude:	093-50.593677W	093-50.603378W
Elevation:	967.4 ft.	953.6 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	180 magnetic, 181 true	000 magnetic, 001 true
Markings:	nonprecision, in good condition	nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:	2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	73 ft. trees, 1625 ft. from runway, 326 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BUFFALO 212 CENTRAL AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313-1699 Phone 763-682-3322
Manager:	CHRIS FREDRICK 212 CENTRAL AVE BUFFALO, MN 55313-1699 Phone 763-682-0296 CHRIS.FREDRICK@CI.BUFFALO.MN.US.

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS APCH & FSS.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-726-9086.

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 from 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE FIVE		download (220KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (211KB)
VOR-A		download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (414KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field (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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Area around KCFE (Buffalo Municipal Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	11:30
Sunrise	07:00	12:00
Sunset	19:19	00:19
Evening civil twilight	19:48	00:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Sep-2025 02:08:58
Local (UTC-5)	19-Sep-2025 21:08:58

METAR

KCFE	200155Z AUTO 16004KT 5SM -RA BR FEW009 SCT026 BKN035 18/18 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0007
KMGG 7nm NW	200155Z AUTO 10003KT 7SM SCT003 BKN008 BKN085 19/18 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0009 T01900175

TAF

KSTC 25nm N	192221Z 1922/2018 13009KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN035 TEMPO 1922/1924 3SM TSRA BKN020CB FM200000 13005KT P6SM OVC030 FM200300 13003KT 5SM BR OVC012 FM200400 14002KT 3SM BR OVC007 FM200800 15002KT 1SM BR OVC002 FM201500 17004KT 5SM BR BKN007 FM201700 18005KT P6SM BKN015
KMSP 31nm SE	192308Z 1923/2024 16011KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN035CB FM200200 16011KT P6SM BKN035 FM200800 16005KT 5SM BR OVC014 FM201500 19007KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 2018/2024 5SM -TSRA BR SCT020 BKN030CB

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

City of Buffalo Fuel Facility/Ad Building

763-682-0296
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Computerized weather, Internet access, Restrooms

More info about City of Buffalo Fuel Facility/Ad Building

independent
	100LL
SS		$4.65
Updated 15-Sep-2025

1 read write

SS=Self service

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