# Abilene Municipal Airport (K78)

**Abilene Municipal Airport** (FAA: K78) is a small airport in Abilene, Kansas, United States. It opened in May 1946. It has one runway, 4,100 ft (1,250 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k78

## At a glance

- FAA: K78
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Abilene, Kansas, United States
- Opened: May 1946
- Elevation: 1,153 ft / 351 m
- Coordinates: 38.9041, -97.2359
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,100 ft / 1,250 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.abilenecityhall.com/index.aspx?NID=379
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4667774
- Weather station: KSLN
- Ident: K78

## Timeline

- May 1946: Abilene Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 4,100 ft / 1,250 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,100 ft / 1,250 m | =9,300 of 29,858 | =3,580 in North America | =2,981 in US |
| Elevation | 1,153 ft / 351 m | =15,582 of 43,403 | =6,808 in North America | =5,360 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | KANSAS CITY CNTR | 134.900 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k78/data