FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 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 -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 [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 |
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 |
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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 23 | |
download (241KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (277KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (244KB) |
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 |
Times for 17-Nov-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
Sunset | | 17:16 | | 22:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Nov-2024 18:51:19 |
Local (UTC-5) | 17-Nov-2024 13:51:19 |
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METAR |
KSMS | 171815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A3014 RMK AO2
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KSSC 6nm W | 171755Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02020100 10202 20061 58015 $
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TAF |
KSSC 6nm W | 171600Z 1716/1822 20006KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 1717/1718 24006KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3007INS BECMG 1812/1813 24006KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3000INS TX21/1720Z TN08/1809Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1716 NEXT 1800
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NOTAMs |
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