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3KS9 Tri Rotor Airport
Ulysses, Kansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3KS9
Lat/Long: 37-43-37.6100N 101-11-43.4750W
37-43.626833N 101-11.724583W
37.7271139,-101.1954097
(estimated)
Elevation: 3091 ft. / 942 m (estimated)
From city: 12 miles NE of ULYSSES, KS
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 67880

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2019
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at ULS (11 nm SW): 118.95 (620-424-3747)
WX AWOS-3PT at 36K (15 nm N): 118.225 (620-355-4004)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GCKr232/25.1GARDEN CITY VORTAC113.3011E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3800 x 24 ft. / 1158 x 7 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 37-43.939667N37-43.314000N
Longitude: 101-11.732333W101-11.716833W
Elevation: 3091.0 ft.3080.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 179 true359 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LARRY SMITH
9170 E RD 2
ULYSSES, KS 67880
Phone 620-356-1070
Manager: ANDREW REIMER
9170 E RD 2
ULYSSES, KS 67880
Phone 620-356-1070

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3KS9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KULS - Ulysses Airport (11 nm SW)
KGCK - Garden City Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
KJHN - Stanton County Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
3K3 - Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
KHQG - Hugoton Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0611:06
Sunrise06:3511:35
Sunset20:4701:47
Evening civil twilight21:1702:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2026 03:30:21
Local (UTC-5)  16-May-2026 22:30:21
 
METAR
KULS 
11nm SW 		170315Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 25/01 A2952 RMK AO2
TAF
KGCK 
25nm NE 		161720Z 1618/1718 15008KT P6SM SKC FM170000 16014KT P6SM SKC FM170600 18015G25KT P6SM SKC WS020/20050KT FM171200 18012KT P6SM SKC FM171500 20018G28KT P6SM SKC
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