FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K78 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-54-14.6010N / 097-14-09.0740W
38-54.243350N / 097-14.151233W
38.9040558 / -97.2358539
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1152 ft. / 351.1 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 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
FOR MIRL RY 17/35, PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 OPER DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 134.9/363.2 (SALINA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FRIr251/(17.9) | | FORT RILEY VOR | | 109.40 | | 06E |
| SLNr087/18.0 | | SALINA VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 07E |
| MHKr235/30.1 | | MANHATTAN VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL WHEN AIRPORT IS UNATTENDED CALL 785-479-2171. |
| 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: | asphalt, in good condition
EXCESSIVE CRACKING WITH VEGETATION GROWING THRU CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 13.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-54.581047N | | 38-53.905658N |
| Longitude: | 097-14.150710W | | 097-14.151782W |
| Elevation: | 1151.6 ft. | | 1149.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 737 ft. from runway, 96 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 30:1 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
FOR FUEL 785-479-2171 JIM CURTIS FBO. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (177KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3JC - Freeman Field Airport (20 nm NE)
KSLN - Salina Municipal 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-May-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 01:26:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 20:26:10 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 050053Z 36016KT 10SM FEW032 26/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02560194
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KFRI
23nm E | 050055Z AUTO 02011G17KT 10SM SCT041 24/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02440195
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KMHK
29nm NE | 050052Z 01011G14KT 10SM BKN043 24/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02440189
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| TAF |
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KSLN
21nm W | 042320Z 0500/0524 36010KT P6SM SCT040 FM051100 36008KT P6SM SCT020 FM051700 02008KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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