FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SME |
| Lat/Long: | 37-03-12.9000N 084-36-56.3000W
37-03.215000N 084-36.938333W
37.0535833,-84.6156389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 927.3 ft. / 282.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SOMERSET, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 42501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1952 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Airline operations: | INDEX A ARFF EQUIP AVBL ON REQ. CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.050 (606-679-5710) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at EKQ (17 nm SW): | 118.825 (606-348-0862) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.625/371.925 (LONDON 2 RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LOZr276/24.2 | | LONDON VOR/DME | | 116.55 | | 03W |
| LVTr045/38.6 | | LIVINGSTON VOR/DME | | 114.35 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5801 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 18 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 48.5 | | Double wheel: | 68.0 | | Double tandem: | 125.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 37-02.865575N | | 37-03.565905N |
| Longitude: | 084-37.344367W | | 084-36.532545W |
| Elevation: | 910.8 ft. | | 921.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 043 true | | 228 magnetic, 223 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 514 ft. | | 300 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5800 TODA:5800 ASDA:5800 LDA:5287 | | TORA:5800 TODA:5800 ASDA:5800 LDA:5500 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 103 ft. tree, 1028 ft. from runway, 882 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DTHR. | | 338 ft. trees, 6170 ft. from runway, 919 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY
500 W.O. NEWELL DRIVE
SOMERSET, KY 42501
Phone 606-679-7908 |
| Manager: | KELLIE BAKER
500 W.O. NEWELL DRIVE
SOMERSET, KY 42501
Phone 606-679-7908 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 | |
download (315KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (277KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (360KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKQ - Wayne County Airport (17 nm SW)
K24 - Russell County Airport (23 nm W)
18I - Mc Creary County Airport (24 nm SE)
KBYL - Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport (25 nm SE)
KLOZ - London (Corbin) Magee Airport (26 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John H. Collette
Photo taken 19-Sep-2017
looking east at 2500’ msl.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Apr-2025
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 00:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Apr-2025 03:24:08 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-Apr-2025 23:24:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KSME | 300255Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM FEW041 SCT050 BKN060 18/18 A3011 RMK AO2 P0001
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KEKQ
17nm SW | 300256Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM BKN032 BKN040 OVC085 19/ A3016 RMK AO2 TSE0158RAB17E51 SLP203 P0004 60048 T0189 53016
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| TAF |
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| KSME | 292004Z 2920/3018 22012G20KT P6SM SCT035 BKN045 FM292300 22008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN140 TEMPO 2923/3003 VRB20G35KT 1/2SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM300300 VRB03KT 3SM SHRA SCT035 BKN090 PROB30 3003/3007 1SM TSRA BR BKN015CB FM300700 00000KT 6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN060 PROB30 3007/3011 1SM TSRA BKN015CB FM301100 00000KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 PROB30 3011/3015 1SM -TSRA BR BKN015CB BKN030 FM301500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW015 SCT045 PROB30 3015/3018 1SM -TSRA BR BKN015CB BKN020
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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