KABI/ABI METAR & TAF Abilene Regional Airport

Abilene, TexasElevation 1,791 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR6 min old

Ceiling 9,000 ft, visibility 7 SM, rain.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

160@13

steady

VISIBILITY

7 SM

11.3 km

CEILING

9,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

2,051 ft

+260 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0152Z (8:52 PM local) · 6 min old

KABI is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 13 knots. Visibility is 7 statute miles. The ceiling is 9,000 feet AGL. Reported weather: light rain.

WIND

160° at 13 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

7 statute miles

11.3 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 9,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 14°C

61°F / 57°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.20 inHg

1022.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

Rain reported.

Codes in this report: SCT OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP211

sea-level pressure 1021.1 hPa

P0047

0.47 inches of precipitation in the last hour

T01560139

precise temperature 15.6°C, dew point 13.9°C

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2341Z (6:41 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (7:00 PM local)

KABI forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN0505,000 ft

BKN0808,000 ft

BKN0505,000 ft

0000Z7:00 PM0448Z11:48 PM0936Z4:36 AM1424Z9:24 AM1912Z2:12 PM0000Z7:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM BKN TEMPO

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FAA: no delays reported at ABI.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 160° at 13 kt, visibility 7 SM, ceiling 9,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight chance showers and thunderstorms, low near 59F, 40% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	59	SSE 4 kt	–	40%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	81/61	S 13 kt	–	22%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	83/63	S 13 kt	22 kt	1%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	79/60	SSE 13 kt	–	81%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms	72/58	SE 13 kt	26 kt	81%	Strong winds in the forecast
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	78/61	SSW 9 kt	17 kt	27%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	82/64	S 9 kt	–	20%
Monday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	81	SW 13 kt	–	15%

Source: National Weather Service (office SJT). Forecast issued 0157Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

160° at 13 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 17L12 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

17L

HEAD

12 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

17R

HEAD

12 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

35R

HEAD

12 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

35L

HEAD

12 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 7,208 ft

17L/35R

Dimensions

7,198 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 17L180°T

Landing length (LDA)7,198 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,198 / 7,198 / 7,198 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35R360°T

Landing length (LDA)7,198 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,198 / 7,198 / 7,198 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

Traffic patternRight

17R/35L

Dimensions

7,208 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 17R180°T

Landing length (LDA)7,202 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,202 / 7,202 / 7,202 ft

ILSLOC/DME

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 35L360°T

Landing length (LDA)7,202 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,202 / 7,202 / 7,202 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

2,051 ft

Pressure altitude

1,511 ft

Field elevation

1,791 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

14°C (57°F)

Altimeter

30.20 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2354Z 6:54 PM

Sunrise

1251Z 7:51 AM

Loggable night

0019Z (7:19 PM local) → 1226Z (7:26 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2354Z (6:54 PM local) → 1251Z (7:51 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0054Z (7:54 PM local) → 1151Z (6:51 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Abilene Regional Airport is in Abilene, Texas. Field elevation 1,791 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerDON GREEN

Manager phone325-676-6367

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKABI / ABI

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.4113, -99.6819

Distance from city3 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

125

APP/DEP

A/D

118.25

ATIS

121.7

GND

122.65

FORT WORTH RDO

RDO

120.1

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KABI traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

43.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Airliner 34%Piston single 21%Unknown 18%Jet 12%Turboprop 12%Helicopter 2%Twin 1%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›E75L (Airliner) · ~84 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~60 landings/mo

›CRJ2 (Airliner) · ~58 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~50 landings/mo

›E170 (Airliner) · ~38 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›DV20 (Unknown)

›TEX2 (Unknown)

›MD87 (Airliner)

›SR22 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KDYS Dyess Air Force Base

9 NM W

VFR

KCOM Coleman Municipal Airport

37 NM SE

VFR

KSWW Avenger Field

40 NM W

VFR

KBKD Stephens County Airport

44 NM NE

VFR

KETN Eastland Municipal Airport

44 NM E

VFR

KBWD Brownwood Regional Airport

52 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ABI IS ARFF INDEX B; ARFF INDEX C AVBL WITH PPR.

›PCR VALUE: 680/F/D/W/T

›HIGH BIRD ACTVTY ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›MIL AVN SVCS AVBL AT ARPT.

›PCR VALUE: 600/F/D/W/T

›UNCTLD ARPT 2 NM NE OF ARPT, PAT ALT 2300 FT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KABI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KABI have a METAR?

Yes. KABI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KABI have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KABI; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KABI?

KABI sits at 1,791 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KABI?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.