FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ULS |
| Lat/Long: | 37-36-14.4000N / 101-22-24.8000W
37-36.240000N / 101-22.413333W
37.6040000 / -101.3735556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3070.9 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: | RYS 12/30 & 17/35 MIRL PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK-2200; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT AFTER 2200 & PAPI RYS 12, 30, 17 & 35 & TWY A - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.95 (620-424-3747) |
| WX AWOS-3 at JHN (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 | | 089/17.3 | | 341 | | 07E | | 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: | 37-36.972000N | | 37-35.983667N |
| Longitude: | 101-22.430333W | | 101-22.421167W |
| 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | 37-36.172598N | | 37-35.688907N |
| Longitude: | 101-22.764857W | | 101-22.031527W |
| Elevation: | 3070.9 ft. | | 3061.9 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: | STEVE RICE
218 SOUTH MAXWELL
ULYSSES, KS 67880
Phone 620-952-0954
TOM HOUSER, CHMN ARPT BOARD, PHONE 620-353-4419 & STEVE RICE/NORTH STAR AVN, INC; FBO 620-356-4528. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | 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 22 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PUBLIC PHONE AVBL 24 HRS 620-356-9306. |
| - | GLIDER & ULTRA LIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TWY A PARALLEL TO RY 17/35. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (171KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (158KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (173KB) |
| NDB RWY 12 | |
download (132KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJHN - Stanton County Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KHQG - Hugoton Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
3K3 - Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
KGCK - Garden City Regional Airport (36 nm NE)
KLBL - Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (39 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 07-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 01:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 02:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:55:05 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 02:55:05 |
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| METAR |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 130654Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM -RA FEW032 BKN110 18/17 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP180 P0002 T01830172
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KLBL
39nm SE | 130655Z 03015KT 10SM BKN100 BKN120 19/14 A3015 RMK AO1
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KEHA
44nm SW | 130648Z AUTO 36010KT 17/14 RMK AO1 PK WND 19 016 T01720145
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| TAF |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 130538Z 1306/1406 06008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC080 FM130900 09008KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 1310/1314 10010KT P6SM BKN015 FM131800 09012KT P6SM SCT040 PROB30 1319/1324 6SM -TSRA OVC030CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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