Fulton County Airport (Ohio)

Fulton County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFulton County Commissioners
ServesWauseon, Ohio
Elevation AMSL781 ft / 238 m
Coordinates41°36′36″N 084°07′38″W / 41.61000°N 84.12722°W / 41.61000; -84.12722
Map
USE
Location of airport in Ohio
USE
USE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 3,882 1,183 Asphalt
18/36 2,115 645 Asphalt/Turf
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 6/30/2022)22,510
Based aircraft19
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Fulton County Airport (ICAO: KUSE, FAA LID: USE) 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.[1] 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,[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]

The airport hosts regular events, like an Aviation Day workshop to teach kids about aviation.[5]

History

Ground was broken on the first building in an adjacent industrial park in June 1968.[6] The manager of the 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) Signal-Stat Corporation plant, Vic Travis, had elected to locate it there as he was a pilot and could store his airplane in an adjoining hangar.[7] The airport was dedicated on 5 October 1968.[8] However, the airport had been opened when the first airplane landed there on September 25th.[9] In addition to its 4,000 ft (1,200 m) east-west paved runway, plans to open a 3,500 ft (1,100 m) north-south grass strip were in place by the airport's first anniversary.[10] Construction on eight t-hangars had begun by late July 1970.[11]

Following the establishment of an airport authority and new management of the airport earlier in the year, a series of unpaid bills were discovered in early December 1987.[12] Construction on a twelve unit hangar had begun by late May 1990.[13] In the meantime, a flight school run by Davis College had opened.[14] The airport's fixed-base operator announced in April 1991 it would be leaving and a replacement said the same in July 1993.[15][16] A master plan completed in 1992 that envisioned extending the paved runway to 4,300 ft (1,300 m) was met with opposition from the community.[17] A fourth operator was hired in October 1998, but quit at the end of August 2005.[18][19]

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.[1]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel. It has services and amenities such as hangars, courtesy cars, internet, conference rooms, a crew lounge, and television.[20]

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 airplanes, 1 multi-engine, and 1 glider.[1]

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center's Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin LifeFlight helicopter is hangared at the airport for medical evacuations.[21]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 3 May 1996, a Bellanca Super Viking crashed while landing at the airport. The pilot and a passenger were rescued from the burning wreckage by the airport manager.[22]
  • On 11 May 2003, a Beechcraft Sierra crashed at the airport, killing three occupants.[23]
  • On July 5, 2017, a Cessna 177 Cardinal made a hard landing during an attempted emergency approach to the airport. Witnesses reported the airplane's engine lost power while trying to land.[24][25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for USE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
  3. ^ "Fulton County Airport, Wauseon, Ohio (FAA: USE, ICAO: KUSE, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "Fulton County Airport Holds Aviation Day Workshop For Youth - The Village Reporter". 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  6. ^ "Work Under Way on Wauseon Plant". The Blade. 6 June 1968. p. 47. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  7. ^ Dunphy, E.V. (9 November 1969). "Pilot, Industrialist Working for Business Growth". The Blade. p. B6. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Rains Fail to Hold Up Dedication of Airport". Archbold Buckeye. 9 October 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  9. ^ "First Plane Makes Landing at Airport Near Ottokee". Archbold Buckeye. 27 September 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  10. ^ Braatz, George (26 July 1969). "'Fly-In' to Mark Airport Anniversary". The Blade. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  11. ^ "[Untitled]". Wauseon Republican. 29 July 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  12. ^ Ferguson, Kristi (8 December 1987). "Unpaid Bills for Aviation Fuel Cause Concern for New Managers of the Fulton County Airport". Fulton County Expositor. p. 9-A. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  13. ^ Romaker, Janet (30 May 1990). "Business is Taking Off at Fulton County Airport". The Blade. p. S-1. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  14. ^ Ferguson, Kristi (15 September 1987). "Davis College Flight Training School Newest Tenant at Fulton County Airport". Fulton County Expositor. pp. 1–8. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  15. ^ Pugh, David (17 April 1991). "FBO Quits Fulton County Airport". Archbold Buckeye. p. 12. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Another Chance at Fulton County Airport". Archbold Buckeye. 28 July 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  17. ^ Pugh, David (4 November 1992). "Airport Friends, Foes Debate Facility's Fate". Archbold Buckeye. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  18. ^ Romaker, Janet (20 May 1999). "New Operators Try to Upgrade Fulton County's Airport". The Blade. p. ME-10. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Commissioners Explore Change in Airport Mgt". Archbold Buckeye. 19 October 2005. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Fulton County Airport FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Fulton County (KUSE)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  21. ^ LifeFlight 2 Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine lifeflight.cc Retrieved 29 March 2016
  22. ^ Pugh, David (8 May 1996). "Plane Crashes, Man Saves Two". Archbold Buckeye. p. 5. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  23. ^ Pugh, David (14 May 2003). "Crash Occurred After 2:05 p.m.: Smallmans". Archbold Buckeye. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  24. ^ Trauring, Brian (2017-07-05). "Pilot says engine failed before plane crash in Fulton County". ABC 13. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  25. ^ "Plane Crashes Near Fulton County Airport – Updated Information - Archbold Buckeye". Archbold Buckeye -. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
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