Abilene Regional
ABI · KABI · Abilene, Texas · Taylor County · map
Abilene Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Abilene, 3 miles southeast of Abilene, Texas, 1,791 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17R/35L, is 7,208 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KABI · observed 2:52 pm CDT (19:52 UTC), 4 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:35 pm CDT (17:35 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KABI 061952Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03000083 $
TAF KABI 061735Z 0618/0718 15006KT P6SM SKC FM071300 19005KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ABI · ICAO KABI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Abilene
- Elevation
- 1,791 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1953
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 7,208 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 7,198 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17R: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left, gnd 2 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 35R: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.25 | Abilene |
| Ground | 121.7 | Abilene |
| Tower | 120.1 | Abilene |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace East | 125.0 | Abilene |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace West | 127.2 | Abilene |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Abilene |
| Abilene and rco | 122.6 | Abilene |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 325-238-3987.
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Aircraft registered in Abilene from the FAA register
110 aircraft are registered to owners in Abilene, Texas: 88 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 4 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Abi is rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B; rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index C available with prior permission required.
- Uncontrolled airport 2 NM northeast of airport, pattern altitude 2300 feet.
- Military avn services available at airport.
- High bird actvty on and in the vicinity of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.