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Fulton County Airport (Ohio)

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]

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 is located in Ohio
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Location of airport in Ohio
USE is located in the United States
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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]

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

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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

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St. Vincent Medical Center's LifeFlight helicopter located at KUSE

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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for USE" (PDF). FAA. . 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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