FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (224KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (168KB) |
| 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 05-Feb-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Feb-2025 03:19:27 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Feb-2025 21:19:27 |
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| METAR |
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KSLN
21nm W | 060253Z 23005KT 10SM OVC010 01/M01 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP116 T00061006 50005
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KFRI
23nm E | 060255Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW004 OVC013 00/M00 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP114 T00041003 52003 $
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KMHK
29nm NE | 060217Z COR 00000KT 5SM BR SCT004 OVC015 01/00 A2985 RMK DA M300
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KMPR
39nm SW | 060255Z AUTO 17004KT 7SM BR OVC005 00/00 A2984 RMK AO2 T00041002
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KSLN
21nm W | 051826Z 0518/0618 14007KT 5SM -FZDZ OVC005 FM052100 18007KT P6SM OVC011 FM052200 19008KT P6SM BKN027 FM060500 19006KT 3SM BR BKN017 FM060600 19006KT 3/4SM BR BKN012 FM060900 33007KT P6SM SCT014
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KFRI
23nm E | 052000Z 0520/0702 VRB06KT 8000 -DZ BR OVC006 610153 QNH2986INS TEMPO 0520/0521 6000 -FZDZ BR OVC005 690056 BECMG 0523/0524 VRB06KT 9999 NSW OVC008 QNH2984INS BECMG 0603/0604 VRB06KT 6000 BR OVC004 QNH2985INS TEMPO 0608/0611 0600 FG VV001 BECMG 0612/0613 36010G20KT 9999 NSW FEW120 QNH2999INS TX05/0620Z TNM02/0612Z
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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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