FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 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 |
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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 29-Aug-2020
looking north.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Sep-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
Sunset | | 19:35 | | 00:35 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Sep-2025 14:35:55 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Sep-2025 09:35:55 |
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METAR |
KSLN 21nm W | 161353Z 16008KT 9SM CLR 22/18 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02220183
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KFRI 23nm E | 161355Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM FEW080 25/19 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02450189 $
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KMHK 29nm NE | 161352Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02280189
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KMPR 39nm SW | 161415Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT070 BKN090 24/19 A3016 RMK AO2 T02350186
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TAF |
KSLN 21nm W | 161115Z 1612/1712 16010KT P6SM FEW060 PROB30 1709/1712 VRB20G30KT 3SM TSRA SCT030 BKN060CB
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KFRI 23nm E | 161200Z 1612/1718 17005KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3012INS BECMG 1615/1616 17010KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3007INS BECMG 1714/1715 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA OVC050 QNH3004INS TX33/1621Z TN22/1612Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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