FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -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: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | AFTER 2000, ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23, REILS RY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 05 & 23 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 | | 07W | | SMS | ... -- ... |
| MC ENTIRE | | 086/22.0 | | 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 26.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 05/23 MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor 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 |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | trees, 34:1 slope to clear | | 60 ft. trees, 2186 ft. from runway, 888 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 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: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 April 2012 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 23 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (189KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 | |
download (244KB) |
| NDB RWY 23 | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (141KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:24:01 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 10:24:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KSMS | 131355Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSSC
6nm W | 131358Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02870229 $
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KSSC
6nm W | 1223/1405 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1223/1301 VRB10G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN030CB OVC050 BECMG 1313/1314 26011KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3005INS TEMPO 1320/1324 25015G25KT 4800 -TSRA BKN035CB OVC080 BECMG 1401/1402 23009KT 9999 SCT045 BKN250 QNH2993INS T35/1223Z T23/1405Z AMD 122350
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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