Abilene Municipal Airport

K78 · Kansas, United States

About Abilene Municipal Airport

ABILENE MUNI
ID KK78
FAA ID K78
Type Small airport
Open since May 1946
Coordinates (ARP) 38.90406, -97.23586   385415N 0971409W
Variation 3.0° E (2024)
Timezone Chicago (-5 h)
Local time May 9, 2024 00:11
Fuel types
100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue)
Usage Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual) 35,600 (October 24, 2022)
Based aircraft 12
Airport status Operational
Source FAA (Effective date May 16, 2024)

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
17 180° 177° 4,101 ft 75 ft Concrete 38.9097 -97.2359
35 360° 357° 38.8984 -97.2359

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Abilene Municipal Airport

Abilene Municipal Airport is a small airport in Kansas, United States. The airport is located at latitude 38.90406 and longitude -97.23586. The airport has one runway: 17/35. This airport has a pseudo ICAO code of KK78. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is K78. Nearby other airfields are Prichard Airstrip Airport, Prairie Cottage Airport, Tamarack Landing Airport, Silers Plane Valley Airport and Barnard Airport.

Abilene Municipal Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Salina Regional Airport, which is 21 NM away. The flight information region (FIR) is Kansas City.

Abilene Municipal Airport is in the timezone of America/Chicago. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:29. This applies to Abilene Municipal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Prichard Airstrip Airport US-4274 5.7 NM 094°
Prairie Cottage Airport US-4246 11 NM 085°
Tamarack Landing Airport US-4385 13 NM 254°
Silers Plane Valley Airport US-4388 14 NM 261°
Barnard Airport US-4269 16 NM 176°
Arland Airport US-4229 18 NM 283°
Alderson Airport US-4230 18 NM 296°
Salina Regional Health Center Heliport US-4387 18 NM 256°
Freeman Field K3JC 20 NM 065°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Abilene Municipal Airport.

More runway information

Condition

ID Surface condition Surface treatment PCN
Pavement Classification Number
Runway Lights Edge Intensity
17 Good No special treatment 11/R/C/X/U Medium
35

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID Single wheel Double wheel Double tandem Dual double tandem
17 13,000 lbs 16,000 lbs
35

Declared distances

ID TORA
Takeoff Run Available
TODA
Takeoff Distance Available
ASDA
Accelerated Stop Distance Available
LDA
Landing Distance Available
Displaced Threshold
Length
17 4,101 ft 4,101 ft 4,101 ft 4,101 ft
35 4,101 ft 4,101 ft 4,101 ft 4,101 ft

Elevations

ID End Elevation Threshold Crossing Height Visual Glide Path Angle Touchdown Zone Elevation Displaced Threshold
Elevation
17 1,152 ft 40 ft 3.8° 351 ft
35 1,150 ft 40 ft 3.0° 351 ft

Obstruction data

ID Controlling Object
Description
Controlling Object
Marking
CFR Part 77 Controlling Object
Clearance slope
Controlling Object
Height (AGL)
Controlling Object
Distance Threshold
Controlling Object
Centerline offset
Controlling Object
Centerline
17 TREE C 11 48 ft 751 ft 180 ft Right
35 ROAD C 36 15 ft 745 ft 0 ft

Lights and markings

ID Runway Markings
Type
Runway Markings
Condition
Approach Light System Runway End Identifier Lights Centerline Lights Touchdown Lights Visual Glide Slope Indicators
17 Nonprecision Instrument Good Yes P2L
35 Nonprecision Instrument Good Yes P2L

Other information

ID ILS type Pattern Runway Visual Range
Equipment
Runway Visibility Value
Equipment
17 Left hand
35 Left hand
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