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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 105 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 2 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 44,661 takeoffs and landings a year. About 92,582 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Abilene Regional?
Its FAA code is ABI, and its ICAO code is KABI.
Where is Abilene Regional?
It is 3 miles southeast of Abilene, Texas, 1,791 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Abilene Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17R/35L, is 7,208 feet long.
Does Abilene Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Abilene Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Abilene Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, Lubbock Preston Smith International, Denver International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Phoenix Sky Harbor International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Abilene Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Macav Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Abilene Regional?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Abilene Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Albany Municipal (28 nm northeast), Gregory M Simmons Memorial (33 nm east), Avenger Field (40 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,807 departures from ABI in those twelve months, carrying 126,637 passengers in 165,879 seats (76% filled), to 41 destinations (3 abroad) on 16 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Regional → Dallas-Fort Worth International ABI–DFW | 1,766 | 105,762 | Envoy Air, Sun Country Airlines..., SkyWest Airlines Inc. and 3 more |
| Abilene Regional → Lubbock Preston Smith International ABI–LBB | 494 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Abilene Regional → Denver International ABI–DEN | 276 | 8,019 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Abilene Regional → George Bush Intcntl/Houston ABI–IAH | 136 | 4,348 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Abilene Regional → Phoenix Sky Harbor International ABI–PHX | 58 | 2,890 | Envoy Air, Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Abilene Regional → Laughlin/Bullhead International ABI–IFP | 7 | 400 | Sun Country Airlines... |
| Abilene Regional → Villahermosa ABI–VSA | 7 | 1,164 | Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. |
| Abilene Regional → Tapachula ABI–TAP | 6 | 686 | Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX) |
All 41 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 79 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 8 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 44,661, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,987 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,605 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,600 |
| general aviation, local | 9,869 |
| military | 11,600 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Abilene from the FAA register
109 aircraft are registered to owners in Abilene, Texas: 87 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Macav Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Abilene
Repair stations in Abilene:
- Eagle Aviation Services INC
- Freeman Holdings of West Texas, LLC Freeman Jet Center is an FBO and repair station based in Abilene, Texas, operating since 1968.
- Sturgill Turbine Service INC
- Texas Aerospace Services INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Abilene 109 aircraft · 87 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 4 business jets
- Rockhut Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Jaju Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Macav Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Eagle Aviation Services INC · repair station
- Freeman Holdings of West Texas, LLC · repair station
- Sturgill Turbine Service INC · repair station
- Texas Aerospace Services INC · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,766 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Lubbock Preston Smith International (LBB) 494 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Denver International (DEN) 276 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 136 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 58 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, Ameristar Air Cargo
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 7 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Villahermosa (VSA) 7 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Tapachula (TAP) 6 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX)
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ABI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.