FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SMS |
| Lat/Long: | 33-59-42.0920N / 080-21-40.7840W
33-59.701533N / 080-21.679733W
33.9950256 / -80.3613289
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 182 ft. / 55.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of SUMTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 29153 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | CHARLOTTE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AND (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-FEB 0800-1800, MAR-OCT 0800-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
AFTER 2000, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, REILS RY 05/23-CTAF. PAPIS CONTINUOUS OPS |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (803-469-6750) |
| SHAW APPROACH: | 125.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| SHAW DEPARTURE: | 125.4 [1200-0430Z++] |
| STAGE-III IC: | 125.4 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/269.55 (COLUMBIA RCAG) WHEN SHAW APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MMTr084/22.4 | | MC ENTIRE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 05W |
| VANr014/31.5 | | VANCE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 06W |
| CAEr079/35.5 | | COLUMBIA VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 02W |
| FLOr251/37.8 | | FLORENCE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 03W |
| CTFr189/39.6 | | CHESTERFIELD VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SUMTER | | at field | | 252 | | 04W | | SMS | ... -- ... |
| MC ENTIRE | | 086/22.1 | | 427 | | 05W | | MMT | -- -- - |
| MANNING | | 348/25.6 | | 381 | | 06W | | MNI | -- -. .. |
| HARTSVILLE | | 213/27.4 | | 341 | | 07W | | HVS | .... ...- ... |
| KINGSTREE | | 309/30.2 | | 404 | | 06W | | CKI | -.-. -.- .. |
| EVANS | | 292/30.8 | | 420 | | 06W | | CFY | -.-. ..-. -.-- |
| DARLINGTON | | 227/35.7 | | 245 | | 06W | | UDG | ..- -.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT 2000 CALL 803-983-6577. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-59.411365N | | 34-00.072813N |
| Longitude: | 080-22.062745W | | 080-21.317748W |
| Elevation: | 178.7 ft. | | 181.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 043 true | | 230 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | tree, 20:1 slope to clear | | tree, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3081 x 120 ft. / 939 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 33-59.805598N | | 33-59.452768N |
| Longitude: | 080-21.880413W | | 080-21.441543W |
| Elevation: | 176.9 ft. | | 179.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 134 true | | 321 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 600 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 107 ft. tree, 1740 ft. from runway, 159 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY & COUNTY OF SUMTER
727 FAWN CIRCLE
SUMTER, SC 29150
Phone 803-494-2250 |
| Manager: | JEREMY BAUER
800 WINDROW DR..
SUMTER, SC 29153
Phone 803-469-4639 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACTVTY DUSK & DAWN. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **NEW** | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 **NEW** | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 **NEW** | |
download (292KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (77KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSSC - Shaw Air Force Base (6 nm W)
KCDN - Woodward Field Airport (20 nm NW)
KMMT - Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (22 nm W)
KMNI - Santee Cooper Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KHVS - Hartsville Regional Airport (27 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 22:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 01:51:16 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 20:51:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KSMS | 080135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3027 RMK AO2
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KSSC
6nm W | 080055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3025 RMK AO2A SLP245 T01020064 $
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| NOTAMs |
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