FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | UOS |
| Lat/Long: | 35-12-18.5250N / 085-53-53.3300W
35-12.308750N / 085-53.888833W
35.2051458 / -85.8981472
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1953 ft. / 595 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of SEWANEE, TN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 37375 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1954 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | NASHVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BNA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTENSITY TO INCREASE INTENSITY AND ACTIVATE - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BGF (8 nm W): | 121.675 (931-967-8445) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UXMr125/(20.0) | | TULLAHOMA REGIONAL VOR | | 109.65 | | 03W |
| SYIr130/34.0 | | SHELBYVILLE VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| GQOr291/39.4 | | CHOO CHOO VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BOILING FORK | | 082/8.5 | | 263 | | 03W | | BGF | -... --. ..-. |
| JASPER | | 302/17.7 | | 382 | | 02W | | APT | .- .--. - |
| BURWI | | 135/22.8 | | 332 | | 03W | | ULH | ..- .-.. .... |
| KELSO | | 083/31.9 | | 358 | | 01W | | TNY | - -. -.-- |
| DAISY | | 276/36.4 | | 341 | | 02W | | CQN | -.-. --.- -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 50 ft. / 1128 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 15.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | | | 35-12.426667N |
| Longitude: | | | 085-53.590333W |
| Elevation: | | | 1953.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% UP | | 0.9% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left
PAPI OPERATE CONTINOUSLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left
PAPI OPERATE CONTINOUSLY. |
| Obstructions: | 63 ft. trees, 1425 ft. from runway, 41 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 74 ft. trees, 935 ft. from runway, 234 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
24 APCH RATIO 15:1 TO THE DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FRANKLIN COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WINCHESTER, TN 37398
Phone 931-967-2905
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - SEWANEE, TN - ATTN: JOHN VINEYARD 931-598-1890. |
| Manager: | REBECCA GIBSON
262 AIRPORT ROAD
SEWANEE, TN 37375
Phone 931-598-1910 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/week * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 44% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KUOS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBGF - Winchester Municipal Airport (8 nm W)
KAPT - Marion County Airport-Brown Field (18 nm SE)
KTHA - Tullahoma Regional Airport/William Northern Field (20 nm NW)
KRNC - Warren County Memorial Airport (30 nm N)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Antonio Moré
Taken in January 2007
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:36:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:36:20 |
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| METAR |
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KBGF
8nm W | 162035Z AUTO 16004KT 5SM OVC022 19/17 A2997 RMK
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