Buffalo Airport (1E7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:01 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAMA), 1E7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Buffalo Airport in Amarillo, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAMA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Buffalo Airport (1E7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Amarillo, TX at a field elevation of 3,640 ft. 1E7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAMA, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 08/26), the longest 6,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAMA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAMA, 12.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, scattered clouds at 900 ft, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
SPECI KAMA 281101Z 20015KT 9SM SCT009 14/14 A3008 RMK AO2 T01440139
What changed at KAMA (nearest station)?
Since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 1E7
Based on the nearest station (KAMA), 1E7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 4,250 ft (field elevation 3,640 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 6,200 ft | TURF-G | 15 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 26 | 1,600 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt head | 14 kt left |
| 08 | 1,600 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt tail | 14 kt right |
| 02 | 6,200 ft | TURF-G | 15 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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1E7 runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/206,200 × 150 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1E7Wind
- 02
- 15 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 15 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 08/261,600 × 102 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1E7Wind
- 08
- 5 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 14 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→15 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.
1E7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1E7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1E7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAMA reported mostly VFR across 38 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 69%
- 02
- 13%
- 08
- 13%
- 26
- 5%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KAMA 280520Z 2806/2906 19014KT P6SM SKC WS020/21040KT FM280900 21016KT 6SM BR FEW050 FM281600 22015G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM282300 21010KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
1E7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAMA, 13 nm away.
Wind is 3° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily IREG local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1E7
- City
- Amarillo
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,640 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0650, -101.8790
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAMA
- TAF
- Nearest KAMA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 48m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Buffalo RC Club - Buffalo Airport Rd , Amarillo, TX · 0 mi
- Amarillo Radio Kontrol Society - ARKS Field , Canyon, TX · 9 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Buffalo Airport (1E7)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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