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 |
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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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 19:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:37:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:37:57 |
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| METAR |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 161354Z 34006KT 10SM FEW120 04/00 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP227 T00390000
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KLBL
39nm SE | 161435Z 29003KT 10SM FEW060 06/M01 A3021 RMK AO1
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KEHA
44nm SW | 161448Z AUTO 27006KT 03/00 RMK AO1 PK WND 10 000 T00330001
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| TAF |
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KGCK
36nm NE | 161120Z 1612/1712 32007KT P6SM BKN070
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| NOTAMs |
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