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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 SEPTEMBER 2021

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 -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 RY 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-3: 124.125 (785-263-3096)
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 JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS BY CREDIT CARD.
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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 38-54.580927N38-53.905532N
Longitude: 097-14.150702W097-14.151707W
Elevation: 1152.3 ft.1149.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 173 magnetic, 180 true353 magnetic, 000 true
Declared distances: TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. rr, 637 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear
RR LOCATED 637 TO 864 FT FM RWY 17 END.		15 ft. road, 650 ft. from runway, 30:1 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 17
    
Aircraft operations: avg 103/day *
53% transient general aviation
45% local general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 17 September 2019

Additional Remarks

- 24 HR PHONE AVAILABLE.
- COURTESY CAR IS AVBL.
- AWOS FREQ. 124.125
- 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 09 September 2021 at 0901Z to 07 October 2021 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (234KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (227KB)
VOR-A   download (171KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (147KB)

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 18-Sep-2021
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4711:47
Sunrise07:1412:14
Sunset19:3200:32
Evening civil twilight19:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Sep-2021 05:18:52
Local (UTC-5)  18-Sep-2021 00:18:52
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 		180453Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR A3015 RMK AO2 SLPNO
KFRI 
23nm E 		180356Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM FEW210 22/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02210191
KMHK 
29nm NE 		180452Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02220178
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 		171720Z 1718/1818 06007KT P6SM FEW050 FEW100 FM180300 03010KT P6SM SCT070 FM181500 17008KT P6SM SCT080
KFRI 
23nm E 		171300Z 1713/1819 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 QNH2996INS BECMG 1720/1721 35012KT 9000 -SHRA BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 1723/1724 02009KT 9999 NSW SCT040 QNH3007INS BECMG 1811/1812 VRB06KT 9000 BR BKN015 QNH3014INS BECMG 1815/1816 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3016INS TX32/1717Z TN18/1811Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Abilene Flying Service 785-263-3970
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.20 --- 
SS $5.20 $4.20 
 Updated 20-Aug-2021
  
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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