FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 NOVEMBER 2019
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 -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 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 SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 134.9/363.2 (SALINA RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL 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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| CAVALRY | | 244/21.9 | | 314 | | 06E | | CVY | -.-. ...- -.-- |
| HERINGTON | | 297/23.6 | | 407 | | 06E | | HRU | .... .-. ..- |
| CLAY CENTER | | 183/28.8 | | 362 | | 04E | | CYW | -.-. -.-- .-- |
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: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 13.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-54.580927N | | 38-53.905532N |
| Longitude: | 097-14.150702W | | 097-14.151707W |
| Elevation: | 1152.3 ft. | | 1149.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. rr, 699 ft. from runway, 20:1 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: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| 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 07 November 2019 at 0901Z to 05 December 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (204KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (148KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-May-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Nov-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Nov-2019 21:02:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 19-Nov-2019 15:02:00 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 192053Z 14014G17KT 10SM CLR 21/M03 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02061028 56029
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KFRI
23nm E | 192056Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 20/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02011011 57024
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KMHK
29nm NE | 192052Z 17007KT 10SM CLR 20/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02001006 56024
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KSLN
21nm W | 191725Z 1918/2018 15007KT P6SM FEW110 FM200300 15011KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/18040KT FM201000 16012G20KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/19045KT FM201300 16013G21KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/19045KT FM201500 17016G25KT P6SM OVC030
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KFRI
23nm E | 191300Z 1913/2019 VRB06KT 9999 SKC 510203 QNH2985INS BECMG 1918/1919 17009KT 9999 SKC 510302 QNH2980INS BECMG 2011/2012 16012KT 9999 FEW020 SCT200 510203 QNH2978INS BECMG 2014/2015 18012G18KT 9999 BKN015 OVC200 QNH2975INS TX18/1921Z TN01/1913Z
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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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