FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 RWY 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-2: | 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 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 |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4100 TODA:4100 ASDA:4100 LDA:4100 | | 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 (3.75 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: | 48 ft. tree, 752 ft. from runway, 55 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
RR LOCATED 637 TO 864 FT FM RWY 17 END. | | 15 ft. road, 746 ft. from runway, 36:1 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: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 97/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 October 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
| - | AWOS FREQ. 124.125 |
| - | FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508. |
| - | CTN - UNLGTD TREES ALONG RR 40-50 FT AGL, 549-787 FT FM RWY 17 THLD, 365 FT RIGHT, 340 FT LEFT. |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (170KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (352KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 07:51:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Apr-2024 02:51:45 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 230653Z AUTO 19016KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP066 T01670078
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KFRI
23nm E | 230655Z AUTO 19012G18KT 10SM BKN170 17/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP070 T01730079
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KMHK
29nm NE | 230652Z AUTO 21013G21KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/0617 SLP073 T01780083
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KMPR
39nm SW | 230735Z AUTO 18016KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2978 RMK AO2 T01470082
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KSLN
21nm W | 230520Z 2306/2406 19015G24KT P6SM BKN180 WS020/22050KT FM231100 23013KT P6SM BKN180 FM231400 01015G24KT P6SM BKN240 FM231600 01022G32KT P6SM SCT200 FM232000 36014KT P6SM FEW240 FM240000 36007KT P6SM FEW200
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KFRI
23nm E | 230400Z 2304/2410 18015G20KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2978INS BECMG 2306/2307 21012KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2976INS BECMG 2309/2310 VRB06KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2978INS BECMG 2314/2315 01010G20KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2991INS BECMG 2323/2324 03006KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3004INS TX23/2321Z TN09/2312Z
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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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