FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 SEPTEMBER 2021
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 [1200-0400Z++] |
| SHAW DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [1200-0400Z++] |
| 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 |
| 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 | | 07W | | SMS | ... -- ... |
| MANNING | | 348/25.6 | | 381 | | 06W | | MNI | -- -. .. |
| HARTSVILLE | | 213/27.4 | | 341 | | 07W | | HVS | .... ...- ... |
| EVANS | | 292/30.8 | | 420 | | 06W | | CFY | -.-. ..-. -.-- |
| DARLINGTON | | 227/35.7 | | 245 | | 06W | | UDG | ..- -.. --. |
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: | 76 ft. trees, 2373 ft. from runway, 565 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 85 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: | 80 ft. trees, 941 ft. from runway, 152 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 94 ft. tree, 1369 ft. from runway, 113 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 June 2021 | |
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 09 September 2021 at 0901Z to 07 October 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (282KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (244KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (141KB) |
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 25-Sep-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 19:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:39 | | 23:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Sep-2021 04:43:45 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Sep-2021 00:43:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KSMS | 250415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3011 RMK AO2
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KSSC
6nm W | 250356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01450113 $
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KSSC
6nm W | 242300Z 2423/2605 36006KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 2513/2514 24006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3001INS TX27/2520Z TN11/2511Z
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| NOTAMs |
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