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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: K78
Lat/Long: 38-54-14.6000N 097-14-09.1000W
38-54.243333N 097-14.151667W
38.9040556,-97.2358611
(estimated)
Elevation: 1152.5 ft. / 351.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of ABILENE, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67410

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1946
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ICT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR MIRL RWY 17/35, PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 OPER DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-2: 124.125 (785-802-8625)
MARSHALL AAF GCA APPROACH: 121.25
MARSHALL AAF GCA DEPARTURE: 121.25
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 134.9/363.2 (SALINA RCAG) WHEN MASHALL APCH CTL (FRI) CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FRIr251/(17.9)FORT RILEY VOR109.4006E
SLNr087/18.0SALINA VORTAC117.1007E
MHKr237/30.1MANHATTAN VOR/DME110.2004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HERINGTON297/23.640706EHRU .... .-. ..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:24 HR SELF SERVE FUEL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 11 /R/C/X/U
Single wheel: 13.0
Double wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 38-54.580927N38-53.905532N
Longitude: 097-14.150702W097-14.151707W
Elevation: 1152.3 ft.1149.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 173 magnetic, 180 true353 magnetic, 000 true
Declared distances: TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL: LOW/ MEDIUM/ HIGH PILOT CTLD.		yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 48 ft. tree, 752 ft. from runway, 55 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RR LOCATED 637 TO 864 FT FM RWY 17 END.		15 ft. road, 746 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ABILENE KANSAS
CITY BUILDING
ABILENE, KS 67410
Phone 785-263-2550
Manager: JIM CURTIS
801 S. WASHINGTON
ABILENE, KS 67410
Phone 785-263-3970

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 97/day *
50% transient general aviation
48% local general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 24 October 2022

Additional Remarks

- COURTESY CAR AVBL.
- AWOS FREQ. 124.125
- FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
- CTN - UNLGTD TREES ALONG RR 40-50 FT AGL, 549-787 FT FM RWY 17 THLD, 365 FT RIGHT, 340 FT LEFT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (226KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (226KB)
VOR-A   download (170KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (352KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3JC - Freeman Field Airport (20 nm NE)
KSLN - Salina Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KHRU - Herington Regional Airport (24 nm SE)
KFRI - Marshall Army Airfield (24 nm E)
KCYW - Clay Center Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1111:11
Sunrise06:4011:40
Sunset20:1401:14
Evening civil twilight20:4301:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Apr-2024 22:20:29
Local (UTC-5)  24-Apr-2024 17:20:29
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 		242153Z 12007KT 10SM OVC110 22/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02220017
KFRI 
23nm E 		242155Z AUTO 09011KT 10SM SCT130 22/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02230007 $
KMHK 
29nm NE 		242152Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 22/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02170028
KMPR 
39nm SW 		242155Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM OVC100 21/04 A3010 RMK AO2 T02100040
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 		241744Z 2418/2518 14010KT P6SM BKN100 FM251100 11010KT P6SM SCT009 BKN015 PROB30 2511/2515 -TSRA BKN015CB FM251500 11014G22KT P6SM SCT009 BKN015 PROB30 2515/2518 -TSRA BKN015CB
KFRI 
23nm E 		242000Z 2420/2602 12006KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3015INS BECMG 2509/2510 13012G20KT 8000 -RA BKN040 QNH3002INS BECMG 2511/2512 13015G25KT 3200 -TSRA OVC015CB QNH3001INS TEMPO 2513/2517 13020G30KT 3200 TSRA OVC015CB BECMG 2516/2517 13015G25KT 6000 RA OVC015 QNH2971INS TX22/2421Z TN14/2507Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Abilene Flying Service 785-263-3970
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.86 --- 
SS $5.86 $5.16 
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SS=Self service
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