FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 ft. / 282.5 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SME (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Airline operations: | INDEX A ACFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP AVBL UPON REQUEST ONLY. CLSD TO UNSCHED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.050 (606-679-5710) |
| WX ASOS 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 |
| LOZr276/24.2 | | LONDON VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 03W |
| LVTr045/38.6 | | LIVINGSTON VORTAC | | 108.40 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5799 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 125.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | 0.13% DOWN SW. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 37-02.865745N | | 37-03.565657N |
| Longitude: | 084-37.344258W | | 084-36.532770W |
| Elevation: | 910.9 ft. | | 921.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% UP | | 0.1% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 043 true | | 228 magnetic, 223 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 513 ft. | | 298 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: | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. gnd, 650 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 41:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 305 ft. trees, 5900 ft. from runway, 700 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/day * | | 65% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 15 November 2012 | |
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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 05 | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (221KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 05 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 05 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKQ - Wayne County Airport (17 nm SW)
K24 - Russell County Airport (23 nm W)
KBYL - Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport (25 nm SE)
KLOZ - London-Corbin Airport-Magee Field (26 nm E)
KDVK - Stuart Powell Field Airport (32 nm N)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 08:07:02 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 04:07:02 |
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| METAR |
| KSME | 130755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT006 OVC013 21/21 A2993 RMK AO2
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KEKQ 17nm SW | 130756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN017 BKN029 BKN035 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2 T02160216 SLP137
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| TAF |
| KSME | 130539Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN040 FM131100 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC007 FM131300 00000KT 4SM BR OVC010 FM131400 30002KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM132200 31002KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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