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KULS Ulysses Airport
Ulysses, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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
GCKr227/36.1GARDEN CITY VORTAC113.3011E
LBLr319/38.7LIBERAL VORTAC112.3011E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ULYSSESat field39509EULS ..- .-.. ...
BEAR CREEK089/17.334107EJHN .--- .... -.
HUGOTON351/26.436509EHQG .... --.- --.

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-36.972000N37-35.983667N
Longitude: 101-22.430333W101-22.421167W
Elevation: 3065.3 ft.3060.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 171 magnetic, 180 true351 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. pline, 1400 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4600 x 60 ft. / 1402 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 37-36.172598N37-35.688907N
Longitude: 101-22.764857W101-22.031527W
Elevation: 3070.9 ft.3061.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 121 magnetic, 130 true301 magnetic, 310 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 16 ft. road, 700 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear18 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
    
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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   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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2912:29
Sunrise07:5612:56
Sunset19:0600:06
Evening civil twilight19:3300:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 15:37:57
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 10:37:57
 
METAR
KGCK 
36nm NE 
161354Z 34006KT 10SM FEW120 04/00 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00390000
KLBL 
39nm SE 
161435Z 29003KT 10SM FEW060 06/M01 A3021 RMK AO1
KEHA 
44nm SW 
161448Z AUTO 27006KT 03/00 RMK AO1 PK WND 10 000 T00330001
TAF
KGCK 
36nm NE 
161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM BKN070
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 North Star Aviation, Inc.
620-356-4528
toll-free 1-888-272-1417
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft maintenance, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Ulysses Airport

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CORPORATE EAST HOTEL 1.9 
SINGLE TREE INN 1.9 72-96

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