Fulton County Airport (Ohio) Explained

Fulton County Airport
Icao:KUSE
Faa:USE
Type:Public
Owner:Fulton County Commissioners
City-Served:Wauseon, Ohio
Elevation-F:781
Coordinates:41.61°N -84.1272°W
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Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Ohio
Pushpin Label:USE
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:3,882
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:2,115
R2-Surface:Asphalt/Turf
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 6/30/2022)
Stat1-Data:22,510
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:19
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Fulton County Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of the central business district of Wauseon, a city in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Fulton County Commissioners. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned USE by the FAA, but has no designation from the IATA.[3] [4]

Facilities and aircraft

Fulton County Airport covers an area of 42 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 781 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 3,882 by 75 feet (1,183 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 18/36 is 2,115 by 75 feet (645 x 23 m) with an asphalt and turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2022, the airport had 22,510 aircraft operations, an average of 62 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military.

At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 glider.

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center's Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin LifeFlight helicopter is hangared at the airport for medical evacuations.[5]

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 30, 2023.
  2. Book: Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027122636/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011. 2012-10-27. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. Web site: Fulton County Airport, Wauseon, Ohio (FAA: USE, ICAO: KUSE, IATA: none) . Great Circle Mapper . November 18, 2012.
  4. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search . International Air Transport Association (IATA) . November 18, 2012.
  5. http://www.lifeflight.cc/site_pages/life_flight_2 LifeFlight 2

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