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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | City of Abilene | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Abilene, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,791 ft / 546 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | iflyabi.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: airport website and FAA
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Aircraft operations | 78,462 |
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Based aircraft | 98 |
Coordinates: 32°24′47.7″N 099°40′59.2″W / 32.413250°N 99.683111°W
Abilene Regional Airport (IATA: ABI, ICAO: KABI, FAA LID: ABI) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southeast of Abilene, in Taylor County, Texas. It is within the Abilene city limits and owned and operated by the City.
Most operations at the airport are general aviation and military training. Abilene Regional is currently served by one airline, Envoy Air operating as American Eagle, with eight (8) daily Embraer regional jet flights to Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW). American Eagle introduced an additional regional jet flight to DFW on August 19, 2014 thus increasing the number of flights to this major American Airlines hub.Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air on behalf of Continental Airlines ended Saab 340 turboprop flights to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in October 2008. Allegiant Airlines operated twice-weekly flights to Las Vegas (LAS) with McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jetliners in 2006–07 before ceasing all service to Abilene. Charter air carriers such as Sun Country Airlines continue to operate flights on an occasional basis from ABI to Las Vegas with mainline jet aircraft such as the Boeing 737.