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K78 Abilene Municipal Airport
Abilene, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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
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
HERINGTON297/23.640706EHRU .... .-. ..-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-54.580945N38-53.905485N
Longitude: 097-14.150700W097-14.151660W
Elevation: 1152.9 ft.1150.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 177 magnetic, 180 true357 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 186 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:3914TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (272KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (241KB)
VOR-A   download (186KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3211:32
Sunrise06:5911:59
Sunset20:0101:01
Evening civil twilight20:2801:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Apr-2026 15:19:23
Local (UTC-5)  11-Apr-2026 10:19:23
 
METAR
KSLN 
21nm W 
111453Z 13006KT 7SM OVC008 16/15 A3013 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011 SLP202 T01610150 58001
KFRI 
23nm E 
111440Z AUTO 06009KT 1 5/8SM BR OVC002 13/12 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND S SLP218
KMHK 
29nm NE 
111504Z 09008KT 2SM BR OVC003 12/12 A3017 RMK AO2 T01220117
KMPR 
39nm SW 
111455Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM OVC005 16/15 A3014 RMK AO2 T01620151
TAF
KSLN 
21nm W 
111156Z 1112/1212 14010KT 6SM BR OVC005 FM111600 17016G24KT P6SM BKN020 FM111900 18018G28KT P6SM BKN060 FM120600 18017KT P6SM VCSH OVC040
KFRI 
23nm E 
101800Z 1018/1118 05010G15KT 8000 BR OVC006 QNH3029INS BECMG 1019/1020 07010G15KT 9999 NSW OVC010 QNH3025INS BECMG 1104/1105 11010G20KT 8000 -TSRA OVC015CB QNH3017INS BECMG 1110/1111 14012G22KT 9999 -SHRA QNH3007INS TX22/1118Z TN09/1112Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1022 NEXT 1312
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 Services / Description 
 
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Abilene Flying Service 785-263-3970
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SS $5.43 $5.16 
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