FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026
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: | 1152.9 ft. / 351.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2025) |
| 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: | MIRL RWY 18/36, PAPI RWY 18 & 36, REIL RWY 18 & 36 OPER DUSK-2200; OTHR TIMES ACTVT -- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 124.125 (785-802-8625) |
| MARSHALL AAF GCA APPROACH: | 121.25 |
| MARSHALL AAF GCA DEPARTURE: | 121.25 |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 134.9/363.2 (SALINA RCAG) WHEN MASHALL APCH CTL (FRI) 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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| HERINGTON | | 297/23.6 | | 407 | | 06E | | HRU | .... .-. ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:24 HR SELF SERVE FUEL. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| 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 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-54.580945N | | 38-53.905485N |
| Longitude: | 097-14.150700W | | 097-14.151660W |
| Elevation: | 1152.9 ft. | | 1150.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 180 true | | 357 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 186 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:3914 | | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 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: | 36 ft. trees, 745 ft. from runway, 370 ft. left and right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 29:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 15 ft. road, 746 ft. from runway, 319 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ABILENE KANSAS
CITY BUILDING, 419 N. BROADWAY
ABILENE, KS 67410
Phone 785-263-2550 |
| Manager: | JIM CURTIS
801 S. WASHINGTON
ABILENE, KS 67410
Phone 785-263-3970 |
Additional Remarks
| - | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
| - | 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 14 May 2026 at 0901Z to 11 June 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (365KB) |
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 29-Aug-2020
looking north.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jun-2026
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 02:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2026 16:32:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jun-2026 11:32:33 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 061553Z 18012KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02610206
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KFRI
23nm E | 061555Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM BKN017 27/22 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02660222
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KMHK
29nm NE | 061552Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM BKN021 BKN026 27/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02720222
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KMPR
39nm SW | 061615Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM BKN017 25/21 A2989 RMK AO2 T02510208
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KSLN
21nm W | 061120Z 0612/0712 16006KT P6SM BKN200 FM061800 17015G23KT P6SM BKN200 FM070200 15010KT P6SM BKN200 PROB30 0706/0712 -SHRA BKN040
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KFRI
23nm E | 052000Z 0520/0702 20012G22KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH2976INS BECMG 0601/0602 19012G18KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2980INS BECMG 0614/0615 21010G15KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2982INS BECMG 0618/0619 20012G22KT 9999 BKN045 BKN200 QNH2978INS BECMG 0622/0623 18010G18KT 9999 FEW050 SCT200 QNH2979INS TX33/0521Z TN22/0612Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0522 NEXT 0812
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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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