FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -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: | 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 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: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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (271KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (240KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (185KB) |
| 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 19-Dec-2025
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Dec-2025 14:59:22 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 19-Dec-2025 08:59:22 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 191453Z 16012KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP158 T10171067 58014
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KFRI
23nm E | 191355Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR M07/M10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP180 T10741104
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KMHK
29nm NE | 191357Z COR 00000KT 10 SM CLR M09/M11 A3003 RMK DA M017
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KMPR
39nm SW | 191435Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 T10231073
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KSLN
21nm W | 191120Z 1912/2012 18011KT P6SM FEW250 FM191630 19020G29KT P6SM BKN250 FM200000 18014KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/22045KT
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KFRI
23nm E | 191200Z 1912/2018 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1913/1914 20012KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 1917/1918 20018G28KT 9999 FEW200 520203 QNH2989INS BECMG 1921/1922 19012G20KT 9999 FEW140 QNH2976INS BECMG 2010/2011 24010KT 9999 SCT180 QNH2962INS BECMG 2014/2015 35012G22KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2981INS TX10/1921Z TNM07/1917Z
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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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