Sumter Airport

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IATA: SUM

ICAO: KSMS

FAA: SMS

Sumter Weather

METAR: KSMS 190755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2998 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KSMS (0.4 NM at True Heading of 26)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1015.3
Temperature: 19 C (66.2 F)
Dewpoint: 18 C (64.4 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 33-59-42.0920N (33.995026)
Longitude: 
 080-21-40.7840W (-80.361329)
Elevation: 
 182.1 feet MSL (56 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 8.1 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. N of Sumter, South Carolina
Found On: 
 Charlotte Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JEFF KNAUER
2945 AIRPORT ROAD
SUMTER, SC 29153
803-469-4639		 COUNTY OF SUMTER
13 EAST CANAL STREET
SUMTER, SC 29150
(803) 469-4639

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 02/1957
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1800
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1182 feet (360 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 AND
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:  21
Multi Engine:  5
Jet Engine:  4
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 06/17/2021)

Total Operations:  12100
Air Taxi:  353 2.9%
GA Local:  7260 60.0%
GA Itinerant:  4387 36.3%
Military Aircraft:  100 0.8%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
Approach:  SHAW
125.4
JAX ARTCC
Departure:  SHAW
125.4
JAX ARTCC
AWOS-3:  118.075 (803-469-6750)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/269.55 (COLUMBIA RCAG) WHEN SHAW APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 803
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Anderson(AND)
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 23 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 SE-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 SE-2
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SE-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near SUM

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
20.0 Woodward Field Airport
(CDN KCDN CDN)		 329 337 100LL, Jet A
23.4 Huggins Meml Airport
(58J)		 68 76 100LL
25.6 Santee Cooper Regional Airport
(KMNI MNI)		 162 170 100LL, Jet A
27.3 Hartsville Regional Airport
(HVS KHVS HVS)		 26 34 100LL, Jet A
27.6 Branhams Airport
(6J7)		 51 59 100LL
30.7 Lake City Municipal CJ Evans Field Airport
(51J)		 105 113 100LL
31.6 Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport
(CUB KCUB CUB)		 267 275 100LL, Jet A
33.7 Florence Regional Airport
(FLO KFLO FLO)		 69 78 100LL, Jet A
35.9 Darlington County Airport
(KUDG UDG)		 40 49 100LL, Jet A
37.9 Columbia Metro Airport
(CAE KCAE CAE)		 265 273 100LL, Jet A
40.7 Orangeburg Municipal Airport
(OGB KOGB OGB)		 217 225 100LL, Jet A
41.8 Fairfield County Airport
(KFDW FDW)		 297 305 100LL, Jet A
43.7 Kirk Air Base Airport
(T73)		 338 346 100LL
45.7 Lexington County Airport
(6J0)		 254 262 100LL
47.5 Cheraw Municipal/Lynch Bellinger Field Airport
(HCW KCQW CQW)		 24 32 100LL, Jet A
48.8 Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport
(BTN KBBP BBP)		 39 48 100LL, Jet A
50.0 Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field Airport
(KLKR LKR)		 330 338 100LL, Jet A
51.2 Berkeley County Airport
(KMKS MKS)		 161 169 100LL, Jet A
52.2 Marion County Airport
(KMAO MAO)		 77 86 100LL, Jet A
53.1 Clio Crop Care Airport
(9W9)		 49 58 100LL, Mogas

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KSMS NOTAMs
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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KSMS

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KSMS

Remarks

A110-2 WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACTVTY DUSK & DAWN.
A110-3 FOR CD CTC SHAW APCH AT 803-895-4884, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL FOR FUEL AFT 2000 CALL 803-983-6577.
A76 AVIONICS SVCS SKED TO BE AVAILABLE MID-JULY 2021.
A81-APT AFTER 2000, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, REILS RY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 05 & 23 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 05/23
14/32
Longest Runway: 05/23 is 5501 ft (1677 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 23

SUM Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23  5501 ft x 100 ft (1677 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/08/2006
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  12 /F/D/Y/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  31.5
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  42.5

Runway 05

Runway 23
Elevation: 
 178.7 181.8
Latitude: 
 33-59-24.6819N 34-00-04.3688N
Longitude: 
 080-22-03.7647W 080-21-19.0649W
Runway True Alignment: 
 043 223
ILS Type: 
 ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES TREES
Object Height: 
 77 87
Distance from End: 
 2373 2748
Object Centerline Offset: 
 565 ft. left of centerline 659 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
 Omnidirectional Approach Lighting System
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 46 45

Runway 14/32  3081 ft x 120 ft (939 m x 37 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/08/2006
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 14

Runway 32
Elevation: 
 176.9 179.3
Latitude: 
 33-59-48.3359N 33-59-27.1661N
Longitude: 
 080-21-52.8248W 080-21-26.4926W
Runway True Alignment: 
 134 314
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Right
Runway Markings Type: 
 None None
Object at End: 
 TREES TREE
Object Height: 
 84 94
Distance from End: 
 941 1369
Object Centerline Offset: 
 565 ft. left of centerline 659 ft. left of centerline
REIL: 
 No No
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Mogas
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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