Case study · Airport self-serve fuel kiosk

Buff Box Live at Buffalo Airport (1E7)

This is not a mockup. Buff Box is the airport self-serve fuel kiosk running real fueling at Buffalo Airport (1E7) in Amarillo, Texas — built and used by Jon Kuehler—pilot, airport operator, and aviation problem-solver (U.S. Marine Corps veteran; Buffalo Aviation is veteran-owned).

About Jon — pilot, airport operator, aviation problem-solver

I’m Jon Kuehler—pilot, airport operator, and aviation problem-solver in the Texas Panhandle. I run Buffalo Aviation at Buffalo Airport (1E7). On calm days I’m a human multi-tool; on windy Panhandle days I’m a crosswind therapist. As a pilot and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, I’m wired for safety, service, and get-it-done grit. We build practical, pilot-friendly tools for real GA fields— Buff Box is live on our own airport first.

$1,299 one-time, $0 annual software fee to the airport, phone pay → unlock → gallons logged. Proven on our own field—not a demo rack elsewhere. More about Jon (and the “we” at Buffalo Aviation): buffalo-aviation.com/about-the-founder.

The problem

Small and mid-size airports need self-serve fuel after hours and when the desk is busy — without a six-figure console or a yearly software bill that never ends. Proprietary credit card fuel kiosk stacks often price GA fields out of the market.

The system

Buff Box is a weatherproof control enclosure at the pump plus a fuel website:

• Pilot pays on a personal device (card or ACH) at the pump
• Kiosk unlocks the existing pump enable
• Pulse meter logs gallons live
• Payment settles; pump fails safe OFF if power or network drops
• Airport portal tracks approximate tank inventory, deliveries, and low-fuel reorder emails
• $1,299 one-time · no annual software fee to the airport

Why this matters for searchers

If you searched for airport self serve fuel, airport self serve system, self serve fuel kiosk, or credit card fuel kiosk, this is a working example: same class of product, real field, real gallons — not a brochure system.

Results we care about

• 24/7 fuel access without a line person on every fill
• More gallons when pilots would otherwise overfly or wait
• Predictable airport cost: hardware once, no software invoice
• Visibility into tank levels so reordering isn’t a clipboard guess

Get the same kiosk

Product page with pricing, FAQ, and order form: fuel.buffalo-aviation.com/kiosk

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