FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (225KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (169KB) |
| 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 10-Mar-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 18:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Mar-2025 14:40:48 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Mar-2025 08:40:48 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 101353Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00441011
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KFRI
23nm E | 101355Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00331016 $
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KMHK
29nm NE | 101352Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00221022
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KMPR
39nm SW | 101415Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2994 RMK AO2 T00571014
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| TAF |
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KSLN
21nm W | 101120Z 1012/1112 22005KT P6SM SKC FM101700 22016G24KT P6SM SKC FM110000 20010KT P6SM SKC
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KFRI
23nm E | 101200Z 1012/1118 23006KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS BECMG 1017/1018 23010G20KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2986INS BECMG 1107/1108 33008KT 9999 SKC QNH2970INS TX23/1021Z TN03/1012Z
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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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