Abilene Municipal Airport (K78)

K78
Abilene Municipal Airport (K78)
Abilene, KS
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier K78
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 97°14'9.1000" W / 38°54'14.6000" N
-97.235861 / 38.904056 (Estimated)
Elevation 1152.90 ft / 351.40 m (Surveyed)
Land 195 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles SW of Abilene, KS
Location Dickinson County, KS
Magnetic Variation 03E (2025)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF ABILENE KANSAS
Address CITY BUILDING
419 N. BROADWAY
ABILENE, KS 67410
Phone number 785-263-2550
Manager JIM CURTIS
Address 801 S. WASHINGTON
ABILENE, KS 67410
Phone number 785-263-3970
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart WICHITA
Region ACE - Central
Responsible ARTCC ZKC - KANSAS CITY
Tie-in FSS ICT - WICHITA
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility ICT (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
AWOS-3P K78 (785-802-8625)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AGRI,INSTR,PAJA,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 4100 x 75 ft (1250 x 23 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 11
18 36
Alignment 180° °
Physical elevation 1152.90 ft 1150.20 ft
Coordinates 38.909682 / -97.235845 38.898425 / -97.235861
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • COURTESY CAR AVBL.
  • FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.