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KCFE · Buffalo Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KCFE FAA CFE Elev 967 ft Lat 45° 9.54' N Lon 93° 50.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.43%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 3,200 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.43%
36 001° 3,200 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.43%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 17 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·MINNESOTA 157 BUFFALO MUNI (CFE)(KCFE) 2 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N45º09.53´ W93º50.60´ 968 B NOTAM FILE CFE RWY 18–36: H3200X75 (ASPH) MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 18 and Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF; MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset low ints SS–SR, to incr ints and ACTIVATE—CTAF.
  • ·Ultralight tfc on and invof arpt.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 763-682-0296
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.45 (763) 684–0762.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP CON 126.5 GCO 121.725 (MINNEAPOLIS APCH and FLIGHT SERVICES) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis Apch at 612-726-9086.
  • ·GOPHER (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.3 GEP Chan 120 N45º08.74´ W93º22.39´ 266º 20.0 NM to fld. 877/6E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 061º–071º byd 40 NM 067º–080º byd 47 NM blo 3,000´ 067º–080º byd 70 NM blo 12,000´ 239º–277º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ CALEDONIA HOUSTON CO (CHU)(KCHU) 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N43º35.78´ W91º30.24´ 1179 B NOTAM FILE PNM RWY 13–31: H3499X77 (ASPH) S–10 MIRL
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT MIRL Rwy 13–31 preset low ints SS–SR; to incr ints and ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 13–31—CTAF.
  • ·Fuel 24hr credit card svc avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 507-725-3925
  • ·CTAF 122.9 LA CROSSE RCO 122.6 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·NODINE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.9 ODI Chan 126 N43º54.74´ W91º28.05´ 184º 19.0 NM to fld. 1282/1E.
  • ·TWIN CITIES L–12I, 14H, A IAP CHICAGO L–28G IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 22,739 ops in 2022

2024 total

22,350

10-yr total

224,272

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

4.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-11-17 Piper J3C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-11-16 Cessna 150L · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-04-15 Pavliga Hatz CB-1 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 8 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 25 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 25 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 27 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 27 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 27 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 38 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 57 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 60 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 60 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Douglas Charles Olson Buffalo MN 2 nm
Christopher John Serafini Buffalo MN 2 nm
Stephen Carl Erickson Ii Buffalo MN 2 nm
Richard Neil Labute Jr Buffalo MN 2 nm
James Thomas Aarestad Buffalo MN 2 nm
Cody James Bullock Buffalo MN 2 nm
Ryan James Phillips Buffalo MN 2 nm
Chad James Peitz Buffalo MN 2 nm
Dylan Alexander Hudock Buffalo MN 2 nm
Levi Benjamin Juntunen Buffalo MN 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Patrick Bryan Barkuloo Buffalo MN 2 nm
Drew Steven Hauck Buffalo MN 2 nm
Andrew John Marx Buffalo MN 2 nm
John Robert Huntoon Buffalo MN 2 nm
Raymond Waldo Johnson Buffalo MN 2 nm
Michael Richard Simonson Buffalo MN 2 nm
George Jeffrey Downs Buffalo MN 2 nm
Timothy Blaine Row Buffalo MN 2 nm
Trent Robert Carlson Buffalo MN 2 nm
Bradley Eric Dahl Buffalo MN 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 27 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 27 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 55 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 82 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 82 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 116 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 133 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 143 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 156 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 156 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.