FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020
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 -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 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: | | PCN 11 /R/C/X/U | | 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 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (202KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (147KB) |
| 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 05-Apr-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Apr-2020 17:43:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Apr-2020 12:43:47 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 051706Z 17013KT 4SM HZ OVC016 08/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T00830033
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KFRI
23nm E | 051656Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM OVC025 10/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00970039
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KMHK
29nm NE | 051652Z 12007KT 10SM OVC028 10/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01000044
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KSLN
21nm W | 051609Z 0516/0612 VRB03KT 4SM FU BR OVC010 TEMPO 0516/0518 2SM FU FM052200 16010KT P6SM SCT030 FM060300 15010KT P6SM BKN025 FM060600 16011KT P6SM BKN015 WS020/20040KT FM061000 17012KT P6SM OVC008 WS020/21045KT
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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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