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KSME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KSME FAA SME Elev 927 ft Lat 37° 3.20' N Lon 84° 36.95' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,801 ft. Max gradient: 0.18%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 043° 5,801 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
23 223° 5,801 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.18%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.850
  • CNTR INDIANAPOLIS CNTR 121.325
  • RDO LOUISVILLE RDO 122.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 19 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·294 KENTUCKY SOMERSET LAKE CUMBERLAND RGNL (SME)(KSME) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N37º03.22´ W84º36.94´ 927 B NOTAM FILE SME RWY 05–23: H5801X100 (ASPH) S–48.5, D–68, 2D–125 PCN 18 F/C/X/T MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–5800 TODA–5800 ASDA–5800 LDA–5287 RWY 23: TORA–5800 TODA–5800 ASDA–5800 LDA–5500
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 05 and Rwy 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·Index A ARFF equip avbl on req.
  • ·Clsd to unsked acr ops more than 30 pax seats.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 606-679-7908
  • ·AWOS–3 120.050 (606) 679–5710.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 SOMERSET RCO 122.5 (LOUISVILLE RADIO) ®INDIANAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.625 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·LONDON (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 116.55 LOZ Chan 112(Y) N37º01.99´ W84º06.60´ 276º 24.3 NM to fld. 1245/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–005º byd 5 NM 006º–008º byd 6 NM 009º–065º byd 40 NM 027º–033º byd 6 NM 075º–107º byd 40 NM 108º–120º byd 40 NM blo 6,400´ 108º–120º byd 56 NM 321º–328º byd 6 NM 335º–338º byd 40 NM 339º–357º byd 6 NM 358º–359º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 009º–011º byd 6 NM blo 5,000´ ILS/DME 109.3 I–SME Chan 30 Rwy 05.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 3º left and byd 6º right of course.
  • ·Autopilot coupled apch NA blw 1,620´.
  • ·DME unusable byd 20º right of course.
  • ·SPARTA GALLATIN CO (8GK) 1 N UTC–5(–4DT) N38º40.77´ W84º55.73´ 830 NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 06–24: H5000X75 (CONC) PCR 310 R/C/W/T RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 859-567-5691
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CINCINNATI H–9A, L–26F IAP CINCINNATI H–10G, L–26F, 27E SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · SME

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

4

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 36,628 ops in 2013

2024 total

27,997

10-yr total

283,707

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 89% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

7.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.82

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=10

  • Loss of control 4
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-04-08 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · day →
2016-07-11 CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY Harvard · Loss of control · day →
2010-01-02 Fairchild SA227 · Loss of control · day →
2005-08-17 Beech A36 · Loss of control · VMC →
2003-11-20 Beech J35 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-02-16 Cessna 421 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2000-01-18 Beech C-90 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1998-07-04 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · night →
1984-09-05 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · day →
1982-07-25 Cessna 172N · Runway excursion · day →

Designees in KY

CFI Flight Instructors 818 A&P Mechanics 2,840 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 15 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 53 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 26 FBO Fixed Base Operators 48 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Anthony David Brooks Monticello KY 17 nm
Sean Edward Howard Richmond KY 43 nm
Wayne Lee Sherman Richmond KY 43 nm
Jw Lynn Lexington KY 58 nm
Edwin R Dupont Knoxville TN 73 nm
Gary Wayne Sumner Knoxville TN 73 nm
Michael Taylor Copeland Knoxville TN 73 nm
Ryan Marshall Hile Knoxville TN 73 nm
Travis Dean Wellik Alcoa TN 81 nm
Brian Ross Walker Sevierville TN 86 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Roger Sheldon St Hilaire Somerset KY 2 nm
Scott Patrick Gulock Somerset KY 2 nm
James Keith Johnson Somerset KY 2 nm
Jan Von Wuthenau Somerset KY 2 nm
Shannon Mckinley Smith Somerset KY 2 nm
Orville Richard Vanhook West Somerset KY 2 nm
Cass Logan Barron Somerset KY 2 nm
Anthony David Brooks Monticello KY 17 nm
Brandi Renee Maher Kings Mountain KY 18 nm
Eric Kenneth Vanselow Whitley City KY 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Carey William Castle Somerset KY 2 nm
Barney Lee Barnes Somerset KY 2 nm
Darrell Alan Dicey Somerset KY 2 nm
Robert Wayne Somers Somerset KY 2 nm
William Whitney Broussard Somerset KY 2 nm
William James Bryan Somerset KY 2 nm
Stanley Roger Chitwood Somerset KY 2 nm
Larry Daniel Conrad Somerset KY 2 nm
Randall Edward Tippett Somerset KY 2 nm
Jack Randall Waters Somerset KY 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 26 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 59 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 64 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 68 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 75 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 80 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 97 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 120 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 123 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 125 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.