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Flight planning: Buffalo Niagara International BUF / KBUF

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Buffalo Niagara International in Buffalo, New York, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the east (090°) at 7 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.

Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field

AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.

Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first

E170 at 25,000 ft, 10 nm east, 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC): moderate turbulence above 25,000 ft, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF120010/TM 2237/FL250/TP E170/TB MOD 250/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (120°) of BUF
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate at 25,000 ft
Remarks
zob
A319 at 4,300 ft, 20 nm west, 7:14 pm EDT (23:14 UTC): overcast above 4,300 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF270020/TM 2314/FL043/TP A319/SK OVC 043/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
20 nm west (270°) of BUF
Time
23:14 UTC
Height
at 4,300 ft
Aircraft
A319
Sky
overcast from 4,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent
PC12 at 25,000 ft, 25 nm south, 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 25,000 ft, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF180025/TM 2214/FL250/TP PC12/TB LGT-MOD 250/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
25 nm south (180°) of BUF
Time
22:14 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light to moderate at 25,000 ft
Remarks
zob
A21N at 30,000 ft, 27 nm south, 7:36 pm EDT (23:36 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
```
JHW UA /OV JHW050025/TM 2336/FL300/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JHW
Where
25 nm northeast (050°) of JHW
Time
23:36 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
zob
B38M at 30,000 ft, 39 nm south, 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
```
JHW UA /OV JHW080020/TM 2254/FL300/TP B38M/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JHW
Where
20 nm east (080°) of JHW
Time
22:54 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
zob
B38M at 500 ft, 48 nm east, 7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC): a broken layer above 500 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2352/FL005/TP B38M/SK BKN005-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:52 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 500 ft, tops unknown
DH8D at 19,000 ft, 48 nm east, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2335/FL190/TP DH8D/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
DH8D
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop
Remarks
zob
A320 at 2,500 ft, 48 nm east, 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC): a broken layer above 2,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2215/FL025/TP A320/SK BKN025-TOPUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
22:15 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer from 2,500 ft, tops unknown
E145 at 2,500 ft, 57 nm east, 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC): overcast above 2,700 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC110010/TM 2304/FL025/TP E145/SK OVC027
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
10 nm east (110°) of ROC
Time
23:04 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 2,700 ft
E145 at 3,000 ft, 76 nm southwest, 7:45 pm EDT (23:45 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV DEFJO/TM 2345/FL030/TP E145/SK BKN030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
defjo
Time
23:45 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft
AC90 , 83 nm southwest, 8:16 pm EDT (00:16 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
```
ERI UA /OV ERI060006/TM 0016/FLB3.0/TP AC90
```
Report
a routine report filed through ERI
Where
6 nm northeast (060°) of ERI
Time
00:16 UTC
Height
at B3.0
Aircraft
AC90
A320 at 20,000 ft, 85 nm east, 8:08 pm EDT (00:08 UTC): light to moderate rime icing from 15,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -15 °C, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
```
SYR UA /OV SYR250030/TM 0008/FL200/TP A320/TA M15/IC LGT-MOD RIME 200-150/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through SYR
Where
30 nm west (250°) of SYR
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Temperature
−15 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime from 20,000 ft to 15,000 ft
Remarks
zob

What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.

Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point BUF · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
3,000 ft	170° (south)	19 knots
6,000 ft	light and variable		10 °C
9,000 ft	040° (northeast)	9 knots	6 °C
12,000 ft	220° (southwest)	8 knots	2 °C
18,000 ft	230° (southwest)	15 knots	-11 °C
24,000 ft	220° (southwest)	33 knots	-22 °C
30,000 ft	220° (southwest)	47 knots	-35 °C
34,000 ft	230° (southwest)	55 knots	-41 °C
39,000 ft	230° (southwest)	56 knots	-50 °C

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.

Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list

No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.

Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now: KBUF (1 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Buffalo Niagara International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.