Abilene Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Abilene Regional Airport


IATA = ABI
ICAO = KABI
FAA = ABI
type = Public
owner-oper = City of Abilene
city-served = Abilene, Texas
location =
elevation-f = 1,791
elevation-m = 546
website = [http://www.abilenetx.com/Airport/ www.AbileneTX.com/Airport/]
r1-number = 4/22
r1-length-f = 3,678
r1-length-m = 1,121
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 17L/35R
r2-length-f = 7,198
r2-length-m = 2,194
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 17R/35L
r3-length-f = 7,202
r3-length-m = 2,195
r3-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 78,462
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 98
footnotes = Sources: airport web site [http://www.abilenetx.com/Airport/ Abilene Regional Airport] at City of Abilene web site] and FAAFAA-airport|ID=ABI|use=PU|own=PU|site=23287.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Abilene Regional Airport Airport codes|ABI|KABI|ABI is a public airport located three statute miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Abilene, a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is within the Abilene city limits and owned and operated by the City of Abilene.

The airport is mostly used for general and military aviation, but is also served by two commercial airlines. American Eagle Airlines and Continental Connection operate daily flights to Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston, respectively. Allegiant Airlines recently discontinued its twice-weekly flights to Las Vegas in February 2008. American Eagle also operates a maintenance facility here, and it also is the current storage facility for American Eagle's propeller fleet, which it is phasing out and replacing with regional jets.

Historically, Trans-Texas Airways which later became Texas International had prop-jet service from Amarillo and Lubbock as well as DC-9 jet service to Dallas Love Field and then DFW. The original Frontier Airlines served Abilene via Midland for a short time in 1985 with a 737.

Facilities and aircraft

Abilene Regional Airport covers an area of 1,686 acres (682 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 4/22 measuring 3,678 x 100 ft (1,121 x 30 m), 17L/35R measuring 7,198 x 150 ft (2,194 x 46 m), and 17R/35L measuring 7,202 x 150 ft (2,195 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 78,462 aircraft operations, an average of 214 per day: 50% general aviation, 32% military, 18% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 98 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, 5% jet and 1% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

* American Airlines
** American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth)

References

External links

*PDFlink| [http://www.abilenetx.com/Airport/doc/airport%20map.pdf Airport map]
*FAA-diagram|00001
*US-airport|ABI