FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS BY CREDIT CARD. |
| 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 |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 13.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY NRS BADLY FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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 |
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 23 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 24 HR PHONE AVAILABLE. |
| - | COURTESY CAR IS AVBL. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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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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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 03:04:12 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2009 21:04:12 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 080253Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01220078 50003
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KFRI
23nm E | 080255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01480081 50007
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KMHK
29nm NE | 080252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01280078 50008
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| TAF |
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KSLN
21nm W | 072338Z 0800/0824 10005KT P6SM BKN250 FM080500 17009KT P6SM BKN250 FM081100 17017KT P6SM SCT010 BKN250 FM081700 18022G30KT P6SM BKN250
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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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