FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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: | 1152.9 ft. / 351.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (2025) |
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 18/36, PAPI & REIL RWYS 18 & 36 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 VOR | | 109.40 | | 06E |
SLNr087/18.0 | | SALINA VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 07E |
MHKr237/30.1 | | MANHATTAN VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 04E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
HERINGTON | | 297/23.6 | | 407 | | 06E | | HRU | .... .-. ..- |
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 18/36
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 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 38-54.580945N | | 38-53.905485N |
Longitude: | 097-14.150700W | | 097-14.151660W |
Elevation: | 1152.9 ft. | | 1150.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 180 true | | 357 magnetic, 000 true |
Displaced threshold: | 186 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100 | | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 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 lights | | yes, 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 18 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 |
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 18 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **NEW** | |
download (271KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **NEW** | |
download (240KB) |
VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (185KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (365KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Aug-2020
looking north.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 09-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 10:54 |
Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
Sunset | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2025 07:07:33 |
Local (UTC-5) | 09-May-2025 02:07:33 |
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METAR |
KSLN 21nm W | 090653Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01330111
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KFRI 23nm E | 090655Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 13/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01260117 $
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KMHK 29nm NE | 090704Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 11/11 A3017 RMK AO2 T01110111 $
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KMPR 39nm SW | 090655Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3017 RMK AO2 T01170101
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TAF |
KSLN 21nm W | 090520Z 0906/1006 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 FM091600 02008KT P6SM FEW210 FM092000 05012KT P6SM FEW200 FM100100 11005KT P6SM FEW200
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KFRI 23nm E | 090400Z 0904/1010 VRB06KT 8000 BR FEW110 QNH3013INS BECMG 0905/0906 VRB06KT 4800 BR FEW110 QNH3017INS BECMG 0909/0910 03006KT 0800 FG BKN005 QNH3019INS BECMG 0911/0912 03006KT 1000 FG BKN005 QNH3021INS BECMG 0913/0914 03006KT 9999 NSW FEW060 QNH3023INS TX26/0920Z TN16/1004Z
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NOTAMs |
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