FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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: | 04W (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of SUMTER, SC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | MAR-OCT 0800-1900, NOV-FEB 0800-1800 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: | 047 magnetic, 043 true | | 227 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: | 41 ft. tree, 762 ft. from runway, 172 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. tree, 2100 ft. from runway, 127 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 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: | 138 magnetic, 134 true | | 318 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 82 ft. tree, 575 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. tree, 500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 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 15 August 2008 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 23 | |
download (188KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (193KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 09:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 00:39:15 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 20:39:15 |
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| METAR |
| KSMS | 050015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSSC 6nm W | 042355Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 30/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03000172 10330 20300 56006 $
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| NOTAMs |
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