Terminal Procedures

K78 — Abilene Muni

ABILENE, KS · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 1,152 ft1 runwayLongest 4,100 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NC-2Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 182PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 362BPDF
VOR-A chart previewVOR-A4PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

K78 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-sat 0800-1700
ARTCC
Kansas City Center
Flight service
Wichita
NOTAM facility
ICT (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
3E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
May 1946
Airport area
195 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Wichita
Last FAA inspection
2025-10-09

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

K78 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach121.25Marshall AAF Gca

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,100 × 75 ft1836N500 ft
Runway layout at K78, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/364,100 ft75 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  18 180°TPAPI (2-box) 3° · displaced threshold 186 ft
  36PAPI (2-box) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where K78 is

Latitude, longitude38.9040560, -97.2358610
Elevation1,152 ft
From Abilene1 nm SW

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FAA remarks for K78

  • MIRL RWY 18/36, PAPI RWY 18 & 36, REIL RWY 18 & 36 OPER DUSK-2200; OTHR TIMES ACTVT -- CTAF.
  • REIL: LOW/ MEDIUM/ HIGH PILOT CTLD.
  • 23 RR, 630 FT FM THLD.
  • OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 29:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • COURTESY CAR AVBL.
  • FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near K78

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
3JCFreeman FldJUNCTION CITY, KS20 nm NE2
KSLNSalina RgnlSALINA, KS21 nm W11
KHRUHerington RgnlHERINGTON, KS24 nm SE4
KFRIMarshall AAFFORT RILEY (JUNCTION CITY), KS24 nm E4
KCYWClay Center MuniCLAY CENTER, KS29 nm N3
KMHKManhattan RgnlMANHATTAN, KS30 nm NE10
KMPRMc PhersonMC PHERSON, KS39 nm SW4
KCNKBlosser MuniCONCORDIA, KS43 nm NW4

VFR charts covering K78

Common questions about K78

What charts are available for K78?

4 current FAA charts for Abilene Muni, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for K78?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at K78?

Abilene Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 18/36 at 4,100 ft by 75 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does K78 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total K78 has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is K78 a towered airport?

No — Abilene Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these K78 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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