FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 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: | 38-54.580983N | | 38-53.905537N |
| Longitude: | 097-14.150657W | | 097-14.151548W |
| Elevation: | 1152.9 ft. | | 1150.3 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:3914 | | 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: | 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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (184KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Aug-2020
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Nov-2026
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Nov-2026 03:04:24 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Nov-2026 21:04:24 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 110253Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 10/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01000072 51006
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KFRI
23nm E | 110155Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01240083 $
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KMHK
29nm NE | 110252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00830072 50005
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KMPR
39nm SW | 110255Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3003 RMK AO2 T00970084
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| TAF |
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KSLN
21nm W | 101725Z 1018/1118 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM110900 30008KT P6SM FEW250 FM111700 32013G22KT P6SM SKC
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KFRI
23nm E | 102000Z 1020/1202 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1106/1107 27009KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 1117/1118 30012G22KT SKC QNH3010INS BECMG 1200/1201 33009KT SKC QNH3011INS TX23/1021Z TN08/1106Z
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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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