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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

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: MIRL RWY 18/36, PAPI RWY 18 & 36, REIL RWY 18 & 36 OPER DUSK-2200; OTHR TIMES ACTVT -- CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P: 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 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-54.580945N38-53.905485N
Longitude: 097-14.150700W097-14.151660W
Elevation: 1152.9 ft.1150.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 177 magnetic, 180 true357 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 186 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:3914TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 36 ft. trees, 745 ft. from runway, 370 ft. left and right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 29:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
15 ft. road, 746 ft. from runway, 319 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ABILENE KANSAS
CITY BUILDING, 419 N. BROADWAY
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.
FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download (266KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download (233KB)
VOR-A **CHANGED**   download (180KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3210:32
Sunrise06:0411:04
Sunset20:5201:52
Evening civil twilight21:2402:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jun-2026 15:59:43
Local (UTC-5)  09-Jun-2026 10:59:43
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 
091553Z 17020G29KT 10SM BKN013 27/22 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 15033/1525 SLP110 T02670217 $
KFRI 
23nm E 
091455Z AUTO 18012G21KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02740200 55009 $
KMHK 
29nm NE 
091552Z AUTO 20015G30KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 21030/1545 SLP107 T02720206
KMPR 
39nm SW 
091535Z AUTO 16024G31KT 10SM BKN014 26/22 A2991 RMK AO2
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 
091120Z 0912/1012 13012KT P6SM SCT050 FM091500 18015G24KT P6SM FEW250 FM091800 18020G30KT P6SM BKN250
KFRI 
23nm E 
091415Z 0914/1014 15015G25KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2985INS BECMG 0918/0919 9020G30KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2986INS TX35/0921Z TN24/1011Z
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Abilene Flying Service 785-263-3970
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