KULS · Ulysses Airport

ULYSSES, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,071

Elevation ft

Runways

6,000

Longest ft · 17/35

37.60N

101.37W

Ulysses Airport serves Ulysses, Kansas at 3,071 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 6,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	6,000 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
12/30	4,600 × 60 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,071 ft is about 9°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 9°C)	3,071 ft	3,037 ft	2,434 ft	3,651 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,271 ft	3,271 ft	2,561 ft	3,841 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,471 ft	3,505 ft	2,687 ft	4,031 ft
35°C afternoon	6,208 ft	3,649 ft	2,765 ft	4,147 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 6,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,147 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KULS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KJHN Stanton County Municipal Airport	17 nm W	5,200 ft
KHQG Hugoton Municipal Airport	26 nm S	5,000 ft
KGCK Garden City Regional Airport	36 nm NE	7,299 ft
KLBL Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport	39 nm SE	7,105 ft
K3K7 Mark Hoard Memorial Airport	51 nm N	5,100 ft
5K2 Tribune Municipal Airport	54 nm N	5,007 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KULS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KULS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KULS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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