FAA facility Airport

ABILENE MUNI

ABILENE, KANSAS FAA K78 Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

18/36 4,100 × 75 ft · Concrete (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	180°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	186 ft	TORA 4,100 · TODA 4,100 · ASDA 4,100 · LDA 3,914
36	0°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,100 · TODA 4,100 · ASDA 4,100 · LDA 4,100

Communications

7 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
APCH/P DEP/P	121.25	—
CTAF	122.8	—
UNICOM	122.8	—
K78 AWOS-3P	124.125	—
SALINA RCAG	134.9	—
APCH/P DEP/P	269.05	—
SALINA RCAG	363.2	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

ABILENE MUNI Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 K78

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Weather station changed 2025-05-15

Runway removed 2025-04-17

Runway added 2025-04-17

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: K78
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1946-05
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: ABILENE, KS
County: Dickinson
FAA region: Central region
Coordinates: 38.90406, -97.23586
Elevation: 1,152.9 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

K78 Commissioned 2010-08-10 AWOS-3P

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.