FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SMS |
| Lat/Long: | 33-59-42.0920N / 080-21-40.7840W
33-59.701533N / 080-21.679733W
33.9950256 / -80.3613289
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 182 ft. / 55.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of SUMTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 29153 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
AFTER 2000, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, REILS RY 05/23 AND PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (803-469-6750) |
| SHAW APPROACH: | 125.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| SHAW DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| STAGE-III IC: | 125.4 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/269.55 (COLUMBIA RCAG) WHEN SHAW APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MMTr084/22.4 | | MC ENTIRE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 05W |
| VANr014/31.5 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
| CAEr079/35.5 | | COLUMBIA VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 02W |
| FLOr251/37.8 | | FLORENCE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 03W |
| CTFr189/39.6 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SUMTER | | at field | | 252 | | 04W | | SMS | ... -- ... |
| MC ENTIRE | | 086/22.1 | | 427 | | 05W | | MMT | -- -- - |
| MANNING | | 348/25.6 | | 381 | | 06W | | MNI | -- -. .. |
| HARTSVILLE | | 213/27.4 | | 341 | | 07W | | HVS | .... ...- ... |
| KINGSTREE | | 309/30.2 | | 404 | | 06W | | CKI | -.-. -.- .. |
| EVANS | | 292/30.8 | | 420 | | 06W | | CFY | -.-. ..-. -.-- |
| DARLINGTON | | 227/35.7 | | 245 | | 06W | | UDG | ..- -.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT 2000 CALL 803-983-6577. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-59.411365N | | 34-00.072813N |
| Longitude: | 080-22.062745W | | 080-21.317748W |
| Elevation: | 178.7 ft. | | 181.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 043 true | | 227 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 810 ft. from runway, 189 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. tree, 1435 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3081 x 120 ft. / 939 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 33-59.805598N | | 33-59.452768N |
| Longitude: | 080-21.880413W | | 080-21.441543W |
| Elevation: | 176.9 ft. | | 179.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 134 true | | 318 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. tree, 575 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. tree, 500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY & COUNTY OF SUMTER
727 FAWN CIRCLE
SUMTER, SC 29150
Phone 803-494-2250 |
| Manager: | JEREMY BAUER
800 WINDROW DR..
SUMTER, SC 29153
Phone 803-469-4639 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACTVTY DUSK & DAWN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (186KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (199KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSSC - Shaw Air Force Base (6 nm W)
KCDN - Woodward Field Airport (20 nm NW)
KMMT - Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (22 nm W)
KMNI - Santee Cooper Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KHVS - Hartsville Regional Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 08:35:57 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 04:35:57 |
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| METAR |
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KSSC
6nm W | 170755Z 36007KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2984 RMK AO2A SLP104 T01540081 $
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| TAF |
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KSSC
6nm W | 170707 36008KT 9999 FEW065 QNH2981INS BECMG 0910 34007KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS WND 02007KT AFT 15 BECMG 1718 26010G15KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2980INS BECMG 0304 23004KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2981INS T24/20Z T15/10Z LIMITED METWATCH 1707 TIL 1910
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| NOTAMs |
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