KABI — Abilene Rgnl
Abilene, TX · field elevation 1,791 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KABI current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KABI 111152Z 17011KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02560217 10294 20256 50002 $
- Wind
- from 170° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,298 ft · pressure altitude 1,651 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17L | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 17R | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 35R | 11 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 35L | 11 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KABI 111131Z 1112/1212 18010KT P6SM SKC FM111600 19014G21KT P6SM SCT080 FM120100 16010KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.41133, -99.68189
- Elevation
- 1,791 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1200Z / 0127Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Taylor, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KABI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 7,208 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 17L/35R | 7,198 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 118.25
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.1
- Ground
- 121.7
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach EAST
- 125.0
- Approach WEST
- 127.2
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LD, LE, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KABI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.