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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -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: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL, PAPI AND REIL RY 17/35, OPER DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
  • 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
FRIr251/(17.9)FORT RILEY VOR109.4006E
SLNr087/18.0SALINA VORTAC117.1007E
MHKr235/30.1MANHATTAN VOR/DME110.2006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAVALRY244/21.931406ECVY -.-. ...- -.--
HERINGTON297/23.640706EHRU .... .-. ..-
CLAY CENTER180/28.836207ECYW -.-. -.-- .--
MC DOWELL CREEK240/31.039106EMQD -- --.- -..
MC PHERSON026/39.522706EMPR -- .--. .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL WHEN AIRPORT IS UNATTENDED CALL 785-479-2171.
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
EXCESSIVE CRACKING WITH VEGETATION GROWING THRU CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Double wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 38-54.581047N38-53.905658N
Longitude: 097-14.150710W097-14.151782W
Elevation: 1151.6 ft.1149.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 173 magnetic, 180 true353 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 737 ft. from runway, 96 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear15 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
FOR FUEL 785-479-2171 JIM CURTIS FBO.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 21
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 98/day *
56% transient general aviation
42% local general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 12 September 2007

Additional Remarks

24 HR PHONE AVAILABLE.

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (198KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (176KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (162KB)

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 of K78 (Abilene Municipal Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4810:48
Sunrise06:1811:18
Sunset20:3201:32
Evening civil twilight21:0202:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 19:08:44
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 14:08:44
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 
131853Z 34016G24KT 10SM FEW029 SCT060 19/12 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP078 T01940117
KFRI 
23nm E 
131855Z 36006KT 10SM OVC024 19/13 A2976 RMK AO2A SLP071 T01860129
KMHK 
29nm NE 
131852Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC026 19/12 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP072 T01890122 $
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 
131728Z 131818 35016KT P6SM BKN030 TEMPO 1820 BKN025 FM2200 36015KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM0200 36008KT P6SM SCT040 FM0700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
KFRI 
23nm E 
131111 14008KT 9999 OVC035 520206 QNH2957INS BECMG 1415 14008KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2967INS BECMG 1819 36012KT 9999 -DZ OVC025 QNH2975INS BECMG 0001 35006KT 9999 NSW SCT040 QNH2982INS T19/22Z T09/10Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Abilene Flying Service 785-263-3970
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$4.87 
Jet A 
$4.20 
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Hotels near Abilene Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
DIAMOND MOTEL ABILENE 0.9 42-45
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.6 41-58
SUPER 8 ABILENE KS 2.6 64-68

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