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]

Buffalo Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Buffalo
ServesBuffalo, Minnesota
Opened1966
Elevation AMSL967 ft / 295 m
Coordinates45°09′33″N 093°50′36″W
Websitewww.KCFE.org
Map
CFE
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
CFE
CFE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,600 792 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations22,350
Based aircraft (2016)67

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.

  • 1951 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, c/n: 580-7019, 51-9235
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gollark: ++remind 7y10m do not accept sleeping pills in a minute
gollark: ++remind 8y prevent assasssinassaisnation of sound
gollark: ++remind 77s conquer remainder of local group
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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for CFE (Form 5010 PDF), effective Nov 10, 2016.
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KCFE - Buffalo, Minnesota (Buffalo Municipal Airport)
  3. Great Circle Mapper: CFE / LFLC - Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, France
  4. Foster, Tom (September 2013). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.


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