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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
FOR MIRL RY 17/35, PAPI & REIL RYS 17 & 35 OPER DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 124.125 (785-263-3096)
  • 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
MHKr237/30.1MANHATTAN VOR/DME110.2004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAVALRY244/21.931406ECVY -.-. ...- -.--
HERINGTON297/23.640706EHRU .... .-. ..-
CLAY CENTER183/28.836204ECYW -.-. -.-- .--
MC DOWELL CREEK240/31.039106EMQD -- --.- -..
MC PHERSON026/39.522706EMPR -- .--. .-.

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY NRS BADLY FADED.
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 poor conditionnonprecision, in poor 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 16
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (201KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (179KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (157KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (77KB)

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
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Aerial photo of K78 (Abilene Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 12-May-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5712:57
Sunrise07:2513:25
Sunset18:0200:02
Evening civil twilight18:2900:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 08:00:53
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 02:00:53
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 
120753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M14 A3063 RMK AO2 SLP395 T11061139
KFRI 
23nm E 
120655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M15 A3065 RMK AO2 SLP400 T11281154
KMHK 
29nm NE 
120752Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M16 A3065 RMK AO2 SLP398 T11331161
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 
120533Z 1206/1306 00000KT P6SM SKC FM121400 17013KT P6SM SCT080 FM121700 18022G30KT P6SM BKN070
KFRI 
23nm E 
1200/1300 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3052INS BECMG 1216/1217 18012G18KT 9999 SCT050 SCT200 QNH3011INS T01/1221Z TM14/1208Z
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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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100LL Jet A
FS $5.90 --- 
SS --- $4.50 
 Updated 09-Dec-2011
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Abilene Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
DIAMOND MOTEL ABILENE 0.9 38-45
THE ABILENE BED AND BREAKFAST INN 1.7 
BUDGET LODGE INN ABILENE 2.1 
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN ABILENE 2.6 55-65
SUPER 8 ABILENE KS 2.7 66-70
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES ABILENE 2.9 104-105

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