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KSME Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Somerset, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: INDEX A ACFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP AVBL ONLY DURG SCHED ACR OPS. CLSD TO UNSCHED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR (606) 678-4554.

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
LOZr276/24.2LONDON VORTAC116.1003W
LVTr045/38.6LIVINGSTON VORTAC108.4002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CUMBERLAND RIVER037/4.738805ECDX -.-. -.. -..-
ELK SPRING047/16.429003WEKQ . -.- --.-
PINEY GROVE353/31.640305WBPO -... .--. ---
GOODALL170/32.231103WDVK -.. ...- -.-
TAYLOR COUNTY127/36.627202WTYC - -.-- -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5800 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 70.0
Double tandem: 125.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: 0.13% DOWN SW.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 37-02.865745N37-03.565657N
Longitude: 084-37.344258W084-36.532770W
Elevation: 910.9 ft.921.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1% UP0.1% DOWN
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 048 magnetic, 043 true228 magnetic, 223 true
Displaced threshold: 513 ft.300 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5800 TODA:5800 ASDA:5800 LDA:5287TORA:5800 TODA:5800 ASDA:5800 LDA:5500
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 23 ft. gnd, 650 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear305 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
222 AIRPORT RD.
SOMERSET, KY 42501
Phone 606-678-4554
Manager: MR. RON SWARTZ
222 AIRPORT RD
SOMERSET, KY 42501
Phone 606-678-4554

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 76/day *
66% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2008

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (331KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED**   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (270KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (310KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (27KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEKQ - Wayne County Airport (17 nm SW)
K24 - Russell County Airport (23 nm W)
W38 - 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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From to KSME

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5509:55
Sunrise06:2510:25
Sunset21:0101:01
Evening civil twilight21:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 07:41:34
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 03:41:34
 
METAR
KSME 050718Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM DZ BKN045 OVC055 21/19 A2985 RMK AO2
KEKQ 
17nm SW 
050656Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW043 SCT050 SCT090 18/18 A2990 RMK AO2 T01830177 SLP124
TAF
KSME 050537Z 0506/0606 20007G15KT 3SM -RA BR VCTS SCT004 OVC040CB TEMPO 0506/0510 VRB03KT 1SM -SHRA BR BKN015CB FM051000 25005KT 3SM -SHRA BR VCTS SCT010 BKN020CB FM051500 29007KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN015 FM052300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Somerset-Pulaski County Airport Board 606-679-7908
606-679-6705
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aerial photography, ...
 
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FS 
SS 
100LL 
$3.90 
$3.80 
Jet A 
$3.80 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KSME have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN SOMERSET 3.9 36-48
SUPER 8 MOTEL SOMERSET 2.9 58-66
 

Other hotels near Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN SOMERSET 0.5 71-114
RED ROOF INN SOMERSET KY 1.5 
COMFORT INN SOMERSET 1.5 80-91
DAYS INN SOMERSET 3.1 67-75
COUNTRY INN SUITES SOMERSET 3.4 71-114

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

8 in Somerset
1 in Whitley City
 

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