FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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 (172KB) |
| NDB RWY 12 | |
download (132KB) |
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 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:19 | | 02:19 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 11:19:33 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 06:19:33 |
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| METAR |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 181022Z AUTO 16012KT 3SM BR OVC003 20/19 A2977 RMK AO2
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KLBL
39nm SE | 181035Z 13007KT 2 1/2SM CLR 19/16 A2981 RMK AO1
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KEHA
44nm SW | 181048Z AUTO 18009KT 19/15 RMK AO1 PK WND 15 000 T01940151
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| TAF |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 180932Z 1810/1906 15008KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM181500 15012KT P6SM SCT015 FM182100 12010KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB
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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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