Buffalo Municipal Airport (Minnesota)
Buffalo Municipal Airport (ICAO: KCFE, FAA LID: CFE) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Buffalo, a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Buffalo | ||||||||||
| Serves | Buffalo, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 967 ft / 295 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°09′33″N 093°50′36″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.KCFE.org | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Buffalo Municipal Airport is assigned CFE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned CFE to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France[3]).
Facilities and aircraft
Buffalo Municipal Airport covers an area of 57 acres (23 ha) and has one runway designated 18/36 with a 2,600 x 60 ft (792 x 18 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 22,350 aircraft operations, an average of 61 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. In November 2016, there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 63 single-engine and 4 multi-engine.
The airport opened in 1966 with a single 2600 foot grass runway. The runway was paved and lighted in 1986.[4]
The current Arrivals and Departures building was built in 2007.[4]
A Lockheed T-33A serial number 51-9235 is on display near the entrance of the airport.
Gallery
1951 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, c/n: 580-7019, 51-9235
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for CFE PDF, effective Nov 10, 2016.
- Great Circle Mapper: KCFE - Buffalo, Minnesota (Buffalo Municipal Airport)
- Great Circle Mapper: CFE / LFLC - Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, France
- Foster, Tom (September 2013). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
External links
- Buffalo Municipal Airport
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CFE, effective January 28, 2021
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CFE
- AirNav airport information for KCFE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures