FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ULS |
| Lat/Long: | 37-36-14.4220N / 101-22-24.8240W
37-36.240367N / 101-22.413733W
37.6040061 / -101.3735622
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3071 ft. / 936.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of ULYSSES, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 67880 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | WICHITA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ICT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
RYS 12/30 & 17/35 MIRL PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT AFTER 2200 & PAPI RYS 12, 30, 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.95 (620-424-3747) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 2K3 (17 nm W): | 124.175 (620-492-2100) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY GARDEN CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (ULYSSES RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GCKr227/36.1 | | GARDEN CITY VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 11E |
| LBLr319/38.7 | | LIBERAL VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ULYSSES | | at field | | 395 | | 09E | | ULS | ..- .-.. ... |
| BEAR CREEK | | 086/17.3 | | 341 | | 10E | | JHN | .--- .... -. |
| HUGOTON | | 351/26.4 | | 365 | | 09E | | HQG | .... --.- --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 37-36.972080N | | 37-35.983595N |
| Longitude: | 101-22.430408W | | 101-22.421153W |
| Elevation: | 3065.3 ft. | | 3060.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 180 true | | 351 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. pline, 1400 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4600 x 60 ft. / 1402 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 37-36.172667N | | 37-35.689000N |
| Longitude: | 101-22.764833W | | 101-22.031500W |
| Elevation: | 3070.9 ft. | | 3062.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 130 true | | 301 magnetic, 310 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 700 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. road, 536 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRANT CO & CITY OF ULYSSES
108 S GLENN
ULYSSES, KS 67880
Phone 620-356-1335 |
| Manager: | WENDEL LAMBERT
313 SOUTH WILSON STREET
ULYSSES, KS 67880
Phone 620-356-5970
HAROLD DUPREE, CHMN ARPT BOARD, PHONE 620-356-2708 & WENDEL LAMBERT/NORTH STAR AVN, INC; FBO 620-356-4528.. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUBLIC PHONE AVBL 24 HRS 620-356-9306. |
| - | GLIDER & ULTRA LIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (202KB) |
| NDB RWY 12 | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2K3 - Stanton County Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KHQG - Hugoton Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
KGCK - Garden City Regional Airport (36 nm NE)
KLBL - Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (39 nm SE)
KEHA - Elkhart-Morton County Airport (44 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Aug-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 22:22:26 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Aug-2008 17:22:26 |
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| METAR |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 292154Z 10011KT 10SM SCT049 30/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03000167
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KLBL
39nm SE | 292155Z 11010G14KT 10SM FEW044 31/19 A3003 RMK AO1
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KEHA
44nm SW | 292148Z AUTO 12007KT 29/19 RMK AO1 PK WND 17 000 T02940195
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| TAF |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 291722Z 291818 11012KT P6SM SCT200 FM0300 13007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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