FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 1153 ft. / 351.4 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 |
| 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: | 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 |
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: | 38-54.580927N | | 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| 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: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (131KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:49 | | 23:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:15:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:15:12 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 161353Z 29008KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00610022
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KFRI
23nm E | 161358Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM FEW170 08/03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00770028
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KMHK
29nm NE | 161452Z 28005KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00890033 50008
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KSLN
21nm W | 161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM BKN028 FM161300 32008KT P6SM BKN200 FM170100 22006KT P6SM FEW200
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KFRI
23nm E | 1608/1714 31006KT 9999 OVC035 510013 QNH3003INS BECMG 1614/1615 34010G15KT 9999 FEW040 SCT170 510604 QNH3010INS BECMG 1620/1621 29006KT 9999 FEW060 510604 QNH3000INS T14/1620Z T04/1611Z
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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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