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K78

Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JULY 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
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
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

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

Runway heading:

173 magnetic, 180 true

353 magnetic, 000 true

Markings:

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

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:		17
Single engine airplanes:		17

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 16 July 2020 at 0901Z to 13 August 2020 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 CHANGED		download (242KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (236KB)
VOR-A		download (180KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply CHANGED		download (152KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Aug-2020

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:09	11:09
Sunrise	06:38	11:38
Sunset	20:31	01:31
Evening civil twilight	21:00	02:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Aug-2020 16:47:53
Local (UTC-5)	08-Aug-2020 11:47:53

METAR

KSLN 21nm W	081553Z 19010KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03060206
KFRI 23nm E	081556Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM FEW029 30/23 M RMK AO2 SLPNO T03010230 $
KMHK 29nm NE	081607Z 18011KT 10SM SCT026 30/23 A2994 RMK AO2 T03000233

TAF

KSLN 21nm W	081120Z 0812/0912 18010KT P6SM SKC FM081500 19015G30KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM090300 17010KT P6SM SCT080 WS020/20040KT
KFRI 23nm E	072100Z 0721/0903 15012G18KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2984INS BECMG 0723/0724 14012KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 0802/0803 14009KT 9999 SKC WS020/20045KT QNH2983INS BECMG 0813/0814 19012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS TX38/0821Z TN24/0812Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0723 NEXT 1005

NOTAMs

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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

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	100LL		Jet A
FS		$3.68		---
SS		---		$4.20
Updated 03-Aug-2020

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FS=Full service
SS=Self service

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