FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 08-Sep-2013
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 19:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:49:45 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 11:49:45 |
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| METAR |
| KSME | 161435Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM -DZ SCT005 OVC011 16/15 A3003 RMK AO2
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KEKQ 17nm SW | 161407Z AUTO 17006KT 3SM BR OVC011 17/16 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB1358E04 P0000
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| TAF |
| KSME | 161127Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM161400 24004KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM170200 00000KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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