FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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: | 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 |
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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: | 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 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 13-Nov-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Nov-2025 18:47:46 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Nov-2025 12:47:46 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 131753Z 19011KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02000089 10200 20072 58019
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KFRI
23nm E | 131755Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02190080 10219 20104 57020
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KMHK
29nm NE | 131752Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02110072 10211 20050 58020
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KMPR
39nm SW | 131835Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3002 RMK AO2 T01990091
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KSLN
21nm W | 131733Z 1318/1418 18011KT P6SM FEW250 FM140000 17005KT P6SM SKC FM141000 19004KT 4SM BR SCT003 TEMPO 1411/1415 2SM BR SCT001 FM141600 20005KT 6SM BR FEW003 SCT005
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KFRI
23nm E | 131200Z 1312/1418 VRB06KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3009INS BECMG 1315/1316 19010G15KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3007INS BECMG 1317/1318 19012G18KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3000INS BECMG 1321/1322 19010KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 1406/1407 19006KT 6000 BR SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 1415/1416 19010KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH2996INS TX20/1321Z TN12/1312Z
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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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