Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

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Somerset Weather

METAR: KSME 251815Z AUTO 16011G16KT 130V190 10SM CLR 21/M03 A3000 RMK AO2

TAF: KSME 251731Z 2518/2618 17010G18KT P6SM FEW200 FM260500 14007KT P6SM VCTS BKN100CB WS020/15045KT FM260800 14009KT P6SM -RA VCTS BKN090CB WS020/16045KT FM261400 17013G22KT 6SM -RA BR VCTS OVC040CB

Reporting Station: KSME (0.1 NM at True Heading of 119)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1016
Temperature: 21 C (69.8 F)
Dewpoint: -3 C (26.6 F)

Location

Latitude: 
37-03-12.9000N (37.053583)
Longitude: 
084-36-56.3000W (-84.615639)
Elevation: 
927.3 feet MSL (283 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
5.7 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. S of Somerset, Kentucky
Found On: 
Cincinnati Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
KELLIE BAKER
500 W.O. NEWELL DRIVE
SOMERSET, KY 42501
606-679-7908
SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY
500 W.O. NEWELL DRIVE
SOMERSET, KY 42501
606-679-7908

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
08/1952
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0700-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZID (Indianapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZID (Indianapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1927 feet (587 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
SME
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  25
Multi Engine:  4
Jet Engine:  5
GA Helicopters:  6

Annual Operations (as of 04/13/2021)

Total Operations:  27997
Air Taxi:  1447 5.2%
GA Local:  7050 25.2%
GA Itinerant:  18000 64.3%
Military Aircraft:  1500 5.4%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3:  120.050 (606-679-5710)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.625/371.925 (LONDON 2 RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 606

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Cumberland Valley Aviation, Inc.
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Unicom 122.8 800-888-0733, 679-7908 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Louisville(LOU)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 05 SE-1 Changed
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 SE-1 Changed
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 SE-1 Changed
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-1 Changed
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SME

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
25.8 London/Corbin/Magee Airport
(LOZ KLOZ LOZ)
85 91 100LL, Jet A+
32.3 Stuart Powell Field Airport
(KDVK DVK)
346 352 100LL, Jet A+
35.9 Scott Municipal Airport
(KSCX SCX)
177 183 100LL, Jet A+
37.2 Central Kentucky Regional Airport
(RGA)
21 27 100LL, Jet A+
37.9 Taylor County Airport
(KAAS AAS)
299 304 100LL, Jet A+
48.4 Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield Airport
(KJAU JAU)
153 159 100LL, Jet A
49.9 Middlesboro/Bell County Airport
(1A6)
121 127 100LL, Jet A+
50.9 Livingston Municipal Airport
(8A3)
221 226 100LL, Jet A+
59.0 Blue Grass Airport
(LEX KLEX LEX)
0 6 100LL, Jet A
60.2 Stanton Airport
(I50)
37 43 100LL
61.4 Tucker-Guthrie Meml Airport
(I35)
100 107 100LL, Jet A+
64.1 Glasgow Municipal Airport
(GLW KGLW GLW)
269 274 100LL, Jet A+
67.4 Mount Sterling/Montgomery County Airport
(KIOB IOB)
26 32 100LL, Jet A+
67.7 Wendell H Ford Airport
(KCPF CPF)
72 79 100LL, Jet A+
68.0 Rockwood Municipal Airport
(RKW KRKW RKW)
183 189 100LL, Jet A
69.1 Capital City Airport
(FFT KFFT FFT)
348 354 100LL, Jet A+
69.9 Crossville Meml-Whitson Field Airport
(CSV KCSV CSV)
199 204 100LL, Jet A+
71.4 Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport
(27K)
6 12 100LL, Jet A+
73.1 Addington Field Airport
(EKX KEKX EKX)
301 306 100LL, Jet A+
74.3 Upper Cumberland Regional Airport
(KSRB SRB)
216 221 100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.
A26 INDEX A ARFF EQUIP AVBL ON REQ. CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
A57-05 APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DTHR.
A57-23 APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 05/23
Longest Runway: 05/23 is 5801 ft (1768 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 05

SME Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23  5801 ft x 100 ft (1768 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/15/2012
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  18 /F/C/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  48.5
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  68.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  125.0

Runway 05

Runway 23

Elevation: 
910.8 921.0
Latitude: 
37-02-51.9345N 37-03-33.9543N
Longitude: 
084-37-20.6620W 084-36-31.9527W
Runway True Alignment: 
043 223
ILS Type: 
ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Precision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREE TREES
Object Height: 
103 338
Distance from End: 
1028 6170
Object Centerline Offset: 
882 ft. left of centerline 919 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
60 54
Threshold Elevation: 
914.2 921.9
Displaced Threshold: 
514 300
Threshold Latitude: 
37-02-55.6571N 37-03-31.7786N

Threshold Longitude: 

084-37-16.3442W 084-36-34.4695W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
5800 5800
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
5800 5800
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
5800 5800
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
5287 5500

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A+
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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