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KULS · Ulysses Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KULS FAA ULS Elev 3,071 ft Lat 37° 36.24' N Lon 101° 22.44' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 6,000 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
35 360° 6,000 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
12 129.7° 4,600 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.20%
30 309.7° 4,600 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.20%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.950
  • RDO WICHITA RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KULS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 20 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwy 12, 17, 30 and 35; MIRL Rwys 12–30 and 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwy 12, 17, 30 and 35; MIRL Rwys 12–30 and 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwy 12, 17, 30 and 35; MIRL Rwys 12–30 and 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 17 & 35; PAPI Rwy 12, 17, 30 and 35; MIRL Rwys 12–30 and 17–35—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·142 KANSAS TRIBUNE MUNI (5K2) 1 S UTC–7(–6DT) N38º27.09´ W101º45.00´ 3610 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 17–35: H5007X60 (CONC) S–30 PCN 11 R/C/X/U MIRL RWY 17: Road.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRLS Rwy 17–35 and PAPI Rwy 35—CTAF.
  • ·For fuel call 620–376–4299.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 620-376-4278
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.075 (620) 376–2336.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·LAMAR (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 116.9 LAA Chan 116 N38º11.83´ W102º41.25´ 059º 46.8 NM to fld. 3944/12E.
  • ·ULYSSES (ULS)(KULS) 1 N UTC–6(–5DT) N37º36.24´ W101º22.41´ 3071 B NOTAM FILE ICT RWY 17–35: H6000X100 (CONC) S–45, D–60 PCN 19 R/C/X/U MIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H4600X60 (CONC) S–12.5 PCN 7 R/C/X/U MIRL RWY 12: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1400–0000Z‡.
  • ·Glider and ultralight activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 620-952-0954
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.95 (620) 424–3747.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.3 (WICHITA RADIO) ®KANSAS CITY CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.2 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Kansas City ARTCC at 913-254-8508.
  • ·GARDEN CITY (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.3 GCK Chan 80 N37º55.14´ W100º43.50´ 228º 36.2 NM to fld. 2878/11E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 280º–010º blo 4,000´ 280º–010º byd 11 NM VAN PAK (See PRAIRIE VIEW on page 132) VINLAND VALLEY AERODROME (See BALDWIN CITY on page 86) WICHITA H–5B, L–10G IAP WICHITA H–5B, L–10G, 15B IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,500 ops in 2008

2024 total

21,500

10-yr total

215,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

9.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.55

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=4

  • Ground collision 2
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-05-27 AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G6 · Ground collision · day →
2018-02-22 Beech 58 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2006-01-07 Cessna 170B · Other · day →
2005-10-02 Abruzzo Grom-1 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in KS

CFI Flight Instructors 852 A&P Mechanics 3,852 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 34 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 12 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 70 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 98 ODA Organizational Designations 14 Schools Flight Schools 28 FBO Fixed Base Operators 75 Clubs Flying Clubs 14 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 65 nm
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 108 nm
Richard Lee Ridenour Amarillo TX 146 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 158 nm
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 167 nm
Quay Carlton Snyder Elbert CO 178 nm
Michael Eugene Tevis Andale KS 178 nm
Gerald Warren Griggs Goddard KS 181 nm
Matthew Paul Freund Goddard KS 181 nm
Deirdre Marie Gurry Enid OK 183 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Melvin Edward Neidert Ulysses KS 2 nm
Larry Keith Smith Ulysses KS 2 nm
William Scott Bryant Lakin KS 21 nm
Michael Lee Woodruff Satanta KS 21 nm
Kyle Cameron Meairs Satanta KS 21 nm
Chad Thomas Gerard Johnson KS 22 nm
Jacob Wayne Nix Johnson KS 22 nm
Robert Leon Davis Jr Hugoton KS 26 nm
Lloyd Marshall Watson Sublette KS 26 nm
Steven William Phillips Syracuse KS 29 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Melvin Edward Neidert Ulysses KS 2 nm
Jeffrey Wade Moyer Ulysses KS 2 nm
Steven Richard Rice Ulysses KS 2 nm
Barry Duane Ungles Ulysses KS 2 nm
Chad Michael Everett Ulysses KS 2 nm
Glen Beaty Annis Ulysses KS 2 nm
Derrick Lee Chapman Ulysses KS 2 nm
Nicholas Ryan Becker Ulysses KS 2 nm
Cary Todd Roland Moscow KS 19 nm
John Russell Jennings Lakin KS 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 153 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 173 nm
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 187 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 198 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 201 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 202 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 214 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 223 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 223 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 225 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.