FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | K78 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-54-14.6010N / 097-14-09.0740W
38-54.243350N / 097-14.151233W
38.9040558 / -97.2358539
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1152 ft. / 351.1 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 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN
FOR MIRL RY 17/35, PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 OPER DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.125 (785-263-3096) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 134.9/363.2 (SALINA RCAG).
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 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
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: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 13.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY NRS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-54.581047N | | 38-53.905658N |
| Longitude: | 097-14.150710W | | 097-14.151782W |
| Elevation: | 1151.6 ft. | | 1149.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 737 ft. from runway, 96 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 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: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 23 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 24 HR PHONE AVAILABLE. |
| - | COURTESY CAR IS AVBL. |
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 between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (77KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3JC - Freeman Field Airport (20 nm NE)
KSLN - Salina Municipal 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 12-May-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 08:00:53 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 02:00:53 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 120753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M14 A3063 RMK AO2 SLP395 T11061139
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KFRI
23nm E | 120655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M15 A3065 RMK AO2 SLP400 T11281154
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KMHK
29nm NE | 120752Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M16 A3065 RMK AO2 SLP398 T11331161
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| TAF |
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KSLN
21nm W | 120533Z 1206/1306 00000KT P6SM SKC FM121400 17013KT P6SM SCT080 FM121700 18022G30KT P6SM BKN070
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KFRI
23nm E | 1200/1300 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3052INS BECMG 1216/1217 18012G18KT 9999 SCT050 SCT200 QNH3011INS T01/1221Z TM14/1208Z
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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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