FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 & TWY A - 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 | | 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: | 37-36.972080N | | 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: | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (209KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (190KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (202KB) |
| NDB RWY 12 | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2K3 - 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 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 13:39 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 19:27:33 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 13:27:33 |
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| METAR |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 121854Z 17020G29KT 10SM OVC040 M03/M11 A3011 RMK AO2 PK WND 18030/1815 SLP227 T10331111
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KLBL
39nm SE | 121855Z 18024G29KT 10SM BKN038 BKN046 M01/M09 A3016 RMK AO1
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KEHA
44nm SW | 121848Z AUTO 19018KT 00/M11 RMK AO1 PK WND 35 000 T00001105
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| TAF |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 121722Z 1218/1318 17017G26KT P6SM OVC040 FM130200 17020KT 4SM -SN OVC009 FM130500 17015KT P6SM OVC006 FM131200 21010KT P6SM OVC006 FM131400 25010KT P6SM BKN020
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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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