Buffalo Municipal (KCFE), Minnesota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Buffalo Municipal (KCFE) is a non-towered public airport in Buffalo, Minnesota, serving general and business aviation with a single paved runway. Fuel is limited to 100LL, with no Jet A on the field.
Runways
Buffalo Municipal has one paved runway, 18/36, 3,200 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Buffalo Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Buffalo Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is MN41, 19 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Buffalo Municipal recorded 401 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at KCFE is concentrated in the fall and early-summer months, with October, June, and September recording the highest operations counts per FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 46 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Buffalo Municipal averages 2.7 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 2.9 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80.9°F, and January the coldest, at 21.3°F.
Weather station is 2.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Buffalo Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Ultralight traffic operates on and in the vicinity of the airport.
A ground communication outlet is available on frequency 121.725 through Minneapolis Approach and Flight Service.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis Approach.
REIL for runways 18 and 36, PAPI for runways 18 and 36, and MIRL for runway 18/36 are pilot-activated on CTAF. MIRL for runway 18/36 is preset to low intensity from sunset to sunrise; use CTAF to increase intensity and activate.
Fuel is available 24 hours with credit card.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Buffalo Municipal has five airfields within 29 NM. The closest is Crystal (KMIC), 21.53 NM east.
Part of the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCFE
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KCFE.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is there customs service at KCFE?
Buffalo Municipal (KCFE) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is located 19.27 nautical miles away, identified as MN41 in FAA data.
What fuel is available at Buffalo Municipal Airport?
Buffalo Municipal offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available 24 hours via credit card, according to airport remarks.
What runway does KCFE have?
KCFE has a single paved runway, 18/36, measuring 3,200 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway configuration listed for Buffalo Municipal.