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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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-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: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: 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download (270KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED**   download (239KB)
VOR-A **CHANGED**   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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3210:32
Sunrise06:0411:04
Sunset20:5501:55
Evening civil twilight21:2702:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Jun-2025 20:23:56
Local (UTC-5)  16-Jun-2025 15:23:56
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 
161953Z 15015G22KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP110 T03220189
KFRI 
23nm E 
161955Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP109 T03170179 $
KMHK 
29nm NE 
161952Z 20009G16KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03170183
KMPR 
39nm SW 
161955Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A2992 RMK AO2 T03040193
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 
161720Z 1618/1718 17013G20KT P6SM SKC FM170100 16010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 PROB30 1704/1710 VRB20G35KT 4SM TSRA BKN060CB
KFRI 
23nm E 
161157Z 1612/1718 13006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2996INS BECMG 1617/1618 18012G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2978INS BECMG 1700/1701 16006KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2977INS BECMG 1708/1709 VRB09KT 6000 -TSRA OVC020CB QNH2968INS TEMPO 1708/1710 VRB20G40KT -TSRA OVC012CB BECMG 1717/1718 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN025CB QNH2963INS TX32/1620Z TN19/1612Z
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Abilene Flying Service 785-263-3970
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SS $5.43 $5.16 
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