FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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
- 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 |
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| FRIr251/(17.9) | | FORT RILEY VOR | | 109.40 | | 06E |
| SLNr087/18.0 | | SALINA VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 07E |
| MHKr235/30.1 | | MANHATTAN VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 06E |
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: | 38-54.581047N | | 38-53.905658N |
| Longitude: | 097-14.150710W | | 097-14.151782W |
| Elevation: | 1151.6 ft. | | 1149.0 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 | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| 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: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-May-2006
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 05:59:46 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 23:59:46 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 100553Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR M08/M11 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP280 T10831106 11039 21089 400001094 51007
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KFRI
23nm E | 100455Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR M08/M10 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP281 T10781101
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KMHK
29nm NE | 100552Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M11 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP281 T10941111 11039 21094 410171111 51013
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KSLN
21nm W | 100526Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM101000 VRB03KT 5SM BR SKC TEMPO 1010/1012 2SM BR FM101800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN045 FM110300 17008KT P6SM BKN050
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