FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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: | 1152.5 ft. / 351.3 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 |
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 17/35, PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 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 17/35
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 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 38-54.580927N | | 38-53.905532N |
Longitude: | 097-14.150702W | | 097-14.151707W |
Elevation: | 1152.3 ft. | | 1149.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 000 true |
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 (3.75 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 17 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 17 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (225KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (225KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (169KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (352KB) |
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 28-Feb-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
Sunset | | 18:19 | | 00:19 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 00:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Feb-2025 18:59:47 |
Local (UTC-6) | 28-Feb-2025 12:59:47 |
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METAR |
KSLN 21nm W | 281853Z 33014KT 10SM CLR 22/M01 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02171011
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KFRI 23nm E | 281855Z AUTO 32012G16KT 10SM CLR 21/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02131019 $
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KMHK 29nm NE | 281852Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 22/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02221006
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KMPR 39nm SW | 281835Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 20/M01 A2993 RMK AO2 T01961015
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TAF |
KSLN 21nm W | 281720Z 2818/0118 32013G23KT P6SM SKC FM010000 35008KT P6SM FEW240 FM011500 05008KT P6SM FEW250
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KFRI 23nm E | 281200Z 2812/0118 23010KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 2815/2816 33012G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS BECMG 2821/2822 33015G30KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 0101/0102 34012KT 9999 FEW120 QNH2992INS TX20/2821Z TN03/0111Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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