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KABI · Abilene Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID KABI FAA ABI Elev 1,791 ft Lat 32° 24.68' N Lon 99° 40.91' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,208 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17R 180° 7,208 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
35L 360° 7,208 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
17L 180° 7,198 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
35R 360° 7,198 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
04 052° 3,678 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
22 232° 3,678 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.250
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 120.100
  • A/D APP/DEP 125.000
  • RDO FORT WORTH RDO 122.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB AB

    Tomhi

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17R–35L: H7208X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–218, 2S–175, 2D–…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17L–35R: H7198X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–194, 2S–165, 2D–…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 17L:TORA–7198 TODA–7198 ASDA–7198 LDA–7198 RWY 17R:TORA–7202 TODA–7202 ASDA–7202 LDA–7202 RWY 35L:TORA–7202 TODA–7202 ASDA–7202 LDA–7202 RWY 35R:TORA–7198 TODA–7198 ASDA–7198 LDA–7198
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2
  • ·High bird actvty on and invof arpt.
  • ·Uncontrolled arpt 2 NM NE of arpt pat alt 2300´.
  • ·Class I, ARFF Index B; ARFF Index C avbl with PPR.
  • ·Mil avn svcs avbl at arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 325-676-6367
  • ·ATIS 118.25 325–201–9495 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.6 (FORT WORTH RADIO) ® APP/DEP CON 125.0 EAST 127.2 WEST TOWER 120.1 GND CON 121.7
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 113.7 ABI Chan 84 N32º28.88´ W99º51.81´ 104º 10.1 NM to fld. 1809/10E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 163º–236º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 237º–247º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 248º–250º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 251º–255º byd 40 NM blo 4,500´ 251º–255º byd 46 NM blo 18,000´ TUSCOLA (L) (L) VORW/DME 111.6 TQA Chan 53 N32º14.14´ W99º49.01´ 023º 12.6 NM to fld. 2058/10E.
  • ·TOMHI NDB (LOMW) 353 AB N32º17.93´ W99º40.45´ 352º 6.7 NM to fld. 1895/5E.
  • ·LOC/DME 109.75 I–EMB Chan 34(Y) Rwy 17R.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–ABI Chan 40 Rwy 35R.
  • ·DME unusable byd 17 DME (16 NM).
  • ·ADDISON (See DALLAS on page 301) AERO COUNTRY (See MC KINNEY on page 391) AERO ESTATES (See FRANKSTON on page 331) AERO ESTATES SPB (See FRANKSTON on page 331) AERO VALLEY (See ROANOKE on page 422) AGUA DULCE OLD HOPPE PLACE (67T) 3 E UTC–6(–5DT) N27º47.98´ W97º51.05´ 96 B NOTAM FILE SJT RWY 16–34: H3164X30 (CONC) LIRL RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·Tn exceeds a 45 deg slope..
  • ·LGT For REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; VASI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; LIRL Rwy 16–34 prior arngmts rqrd.
  • ·Rwy lgts are srrndd by 18 in high stakes and razor wire.
  • ·Rwy 16 and Rwy 34 VASI srndd by 2 ft high razor wire.
  • ·Rwy 16 and Rwy 34 REIL are non–frangible and are srrndd with 18 inch razor wire.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2230Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 34, 99 ft AGL lgtd twr 0.35 mile SSE, 140 ft L of rwy cntrln.
  • ·Rwys 16 and 34 have 40 ft blast pads 30 ft wide.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 361-998-2516
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·DALLAS–FT WORTH H–6H, L–17B IAP, AD BROWNSVILLE SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · ABI

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

1

4.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 104,214 ops in 1993

2024 total

44,661

10-yr total

471,221

2024 mix

AC/AT 17% · GA 57% · Mil 26%

Events / million ops

4.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.20

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=19

  • Other 4
  • Loss of control 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-11-15 Beech 23 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2018-12-21 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2015-10-12 Cessna 182R · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2014-08-31 SCHAFER RICK W FOXTROT 4 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-12-07 Enstrom F-28C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2009-12-18 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2004-10-25 Piper PA-28 · Loss of control · night →
2001-04-06 Cessna T210M · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-05-15 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-03-04 Swearingen SA227-AC · Other · VMC · day →
1990-11-02 Cessna 172 · Weather · day →
1988-07-09 Embraer EMB-110P1 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1986-09-06 Hiller FH-1100 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-05-20 Beech 58P · Other · day →
1985-01-19 Cessna 182Q · Weather · night →
1983-05-14 Beech TC-45G · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1982-10-23 Beech H35 · Gear-up · night →
1982-07-28 Beech B99A · Gear-up · day →
1982-02-22 Cessna 180 · Other · dawn →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 70 nm
Jason Charrier Husdon Oaks TX 97 nm
Jon Leger Weatherford TX 99 nm
Carl Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 102 nm
Carl Joseph Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 102 nm
Trevor Seth Hall Hudson Oaks TX 102 nm
David Lynn Belcher Cresson TX 105 nm
Ronnie Dean Arnold Springtown TX 107 nm
Uwe Horst Zeizinger Wichita Falls TX 107 nm
Arnold Leon Thormeyer Cleburne TX 115 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Thomas Ellis Clark Abilene TX 4 nm
Robert David Logan Abilene TX 4 nm
Gary Wayne Potter Abilene TX 4 nm
James Louis Sass Jr Abilene TX 4 nm
Thomas Franklin Stevens Jr Abilene TX 4 nm
Thomas Gregory Tomaras Abilene TX 4 nm
Gregory Allen Wilhite Abilene TX 4 nm
Monroe Carl Miertschin Jr Abilene TX 4 nm
Timothy Joseph Townsend Ii Abilene TX 4 nm
Scott Isom Thorup Abilene TX 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Brian Wayne Bauries Abilene TX 4 nm
Wallace David Hauschild Jr Abilene TX 4 nm
James Louis Sass Jr Abilene TX 4 nm
Douglas James Fournier Abilene TX 4 nm
David Wayne Christian Abilene TX 4 nm
Richard King Humphrey Jr Abilene TX 4 nm
Brandon Charles Johnson Abilene TX 4 nm
Alberto Luis Nazario Abilene TX 4 nm
David William Stai Abilene TX 4 nm
Kaylynn Ann Staba Abilene TX 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 76 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 106 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 119 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 120 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 120 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 120 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 121 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 131 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 131 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 132 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.