FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024
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: | 182.1 ft. / 55.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of SUMTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29153 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1957 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | AFTER 2000, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, REILS RY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 05 & 23 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (803-469-6750) |
| SHAW APPROACH: | 125.4 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
| SHAW DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [OPR 1100-0300Z++] |
| IC: | 125.4 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD 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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| MMTr087/22.4 | | MC ENTIRE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 08W |
| CAEr079/35.5 | | COLUMBIA VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 02W |
| FLOr251/37.8 | | FLORENCE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 03W |
| CTFr189/39.6 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 114.55 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SUMTER | | at field | | 252 | | 07W | | SMS | ... -- ... |
| MANNING | | 348/25.6 | | 381 | | 06W | | MNI | -- -. .. |
| HARTSVILLE | | 213/27.4 | | 341 | | 07W | | HVS | .... ...- ... |
| EVANS | | 292/30.8 | | 420 | | 06W | | CFY | -.-. ..-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FOR FUEL AFT 2000 CALL 803-983-6577. |
| Parking: | hangars and 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /F/D/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 31.5 | | Double wheel: | 42.5 |
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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. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 043 true | | 230 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-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 |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 77 ft. trees, 2373 ft. from runway, 565 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 87 ft. trees, 2748 ft. from runway, 659 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 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. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 134 true | | 321 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. trees, 941 ft. from runway, 152 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 94 ft. tree, 1369 ft. from runway, 113 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF SUMTER
13 EAST CANAL STREET
SUMTER, SC 29150
Phone (803) 469-4639 |
| Manager: | JEFF KNAUER
2945 AIRPORT ROAD
SUMTER, SC 29153
Phone 803-469-4639 |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACTVTY DUSK & DAWN. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SHAW APCH AT 803-895-4884, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592. |
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 from 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (277KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (391KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Dec-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Dec-2024 11:31:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-Dec-2024 06:31:23 |
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| METAR |
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| KSMS | 181055Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG OVC002 14/14 A3025 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
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KSSC
6nm W | 180820Z 00000KT 7/8SM R04/3500VP6000FT BR CLR 13/12 A3025 RMK AO2A VIS 3/8 RWY22 SLP244 $
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KSSC
6nm W | 180800Z 1808/1914 VRB06KT 0800 FG OVC002 QNH3020INS BECMG 1815/1816 20006KT 1600 BR BKN004 QNH3016INS BECMG 1817/1818 21006KT 9999 NSW BKN010 QNH3009INS BECMG 1823/1824 20006KT 9999 VCTS BKN030CB BKN050 QNH3007INS TEMPO 1900/1903 8000 -TSRA BKN020CB BECMG 1904/1905 25006KT 1600 BR BKN002 BKN020 QNH3007INS TEMPO 1906/1909 0800 FG OVC002 BECMG 1911/1912 01006KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3008INS TX24/1820Z TN13/1808Z
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