Terminal Procedures

KCFE — Buffalo Muni

BUFFALO, MN · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CFEElevation 967 ft1 runwayLongest 3,200 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NC-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 1 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 361APDF
VOR-A chart previewVOR-A0APDF

Arrival procedures (STAR)

ChartAmendment
AGUDE SIX chart previewAGUDE SIXPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KCFE airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all dawn-dusk
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Princeton
NOTAM facility
CFE (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
February 1966
Airport area
57 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Twin Cities
Last FAA inspection
2023-05-22

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KCFE radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach126.5Minneapolis

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,200 × 75 ft1836N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KCFE, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/363,200 ft75 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  18 181°TPAPI (2-box) 3.2°
  36 1°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KCFE is

Latitude, longitude45.1588330, -93.8433060
Elevation967 ft
From Buffalo2 nm SE

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FAA remarks for KCFE

  • ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • 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.
  • CHRIS.FREDRICK@CI.BUFFALO.MN.US.
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS APCH & FSS.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KCFE

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KMGGMaple Lake Muni-Bill Mavencamp Sr FldMAPLE LAKE, MN8 nm NW4
KMICCrystalMINNEAPOLIS, MN22 nm E10
KSTCSt Cloud Sky CentralST CLOUD, MN25 nm N10
KFCMFlying CloudMINNEAPOLIS, MN26 nm SE24
KPNMPrinceton MuniPRINCETON, MN26 nm N4
KGYLGlencoe MuniGLENCOE, MN26 nm SW5
KANEAnoka County/Blaine (Janes Fld)MINNEAPOLIS, MN27 nm E18
KLJFLitchfield MuniLITCHFIELD, MN28 nm W4

VFR charts covering KCFE

Common questions about KCFE

What charts are available for KCFE?

5 current FAA charts for Buffalo Muni, including 2 instrument approachs, 1 arrival procedure. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCFE?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KCFE?

Buffalo Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 3,200 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCFE have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KCFE has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KCFE?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KCFE a towered airport?

No — Buffalo Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KCFE charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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