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KSME Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Somerset, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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)

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 121.325/246.0 (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
OXYGEN AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5800 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Double tandem: 65.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: 0.13% UP NE.
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:5400 TODA:5400 ASDA:5100 LDA:5100TORA:5400 TODA:5400 ASDA:5400 LDA:5100
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (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: RON SWARTZ
222 AIRPORT RD
SOMERSET, KY 42501
Phone 606-678-4554

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 33
Single engine airplanes: 26
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 80/day *
62% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
6% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 22 September 2006

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED**   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (270KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (304KB)
LOC RWY 05 **CHANGED**   download (234KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1010:10
Sunrise06:4010:40
Sunset20:5000:50
Evening civil twilight21:1901:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 20:56:56
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 16:56:56
 
METAR
KSME 252036Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM SCT038 SCT095 24/18 A3010 RMK AO2
KEKQ 
17nm SW 
251956Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM FEW008 SCT100 SCT120 24/19 A3013 RMK AO2 T02380188 SLP201
TAF
KSME 251725Z 251818 24008KT P6SM BKN070 TEMPO 1921 -RA SCT040 FM1400 24004KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Somerset-Pulaski County Airport Board 606-679-6705
606-679-7908
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilot supplies, ...
 
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Jet A 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KSME have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN SOMERSET 2.6 40-46
SUPER 8 MOTEL SOMERSET 5.7 57-66
 

Other hotels near Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN SOMERSET 0.5 71-99
COMFORT INN SOMERSET 1.5 75-91
DAYS INN SOMERSET 3.1 49-81
COUNTRY INN SUITES SOMERSET 3.4 71-109

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

6 in Somerset
1 in Whitley City
 

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