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KSMS · Sumter Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KSMS FAA SMS Elev 182 ft Lat 33° 59.70' N Lon 80° 21.68' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 43.2° 5,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
23 223.2° 5,501 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
14 134° 3,081 ft 120 ft GRS No 0.08%
32 314° 3,081 ft 120 ft GRS No 0.08%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 118.075
  • A/D SHAW APP/DEP 125.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSMS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 17 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 14–32 and rotating bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 05–23: H5501X100 (ASPH) S–31.5, D–42.5 PCN 12 F/D/Y/T MI…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 23: ODALS. REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´. Trees. RWY 1…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILS Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REILS Rwy 05–23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt with incr act dusk and dawn.

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 14–32 and rotating bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt LIRL Rwy 14–32 and rotating bcn—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 419 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CHARLESTON (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 CHS Chan 82 N32º53.66´ W80º02.27´ 314º 15.9 NM to fld. 39/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 070º–106º byd 40 NM 106º–116º 116º–146º byd 40 NM 248º–272º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 109º–120º byd 25 NM 137º–147º 160º–170º 229º–262º byd 12 NM blo 5,000´ 262º–272º byd 15 NM blo 5,000´ DORCHESTER COUNTY NDB (MHW) 365 DYB N33º03.69´ W80º16.63´ at fld. 49/7W.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For maint and rpr FBO call 843–851–0970.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23 opr continuously.
  • ·For 100LL aft 2200Z‡ call 803–469–4639.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 803-469-4639
  • ·AWOS–3 118.075 (803) 469–6750.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®SHAW APP/DEP CON 125.4 (1100–0300Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1300–2100Z‡ Sat–Sun, clsd fed hol, and ACC Family days) ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.7 (0300–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Shaw Apch at 803-895-4884, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·COLUMBIA (VH) (H) VORTAC 114.7 CAE Chan 94 N33º51.44´ W81º03.23´ 078º 35.5 NM to fld. 404/2W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–073º byd 35 NM blo 6,000´ 200º–234º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 235º–245º byd 12 NM blo 6,000´ 246º–289º byd 12 NM blo 3,000´ 290º–305º byd 12 NM blo 2,400´ 306º–344º byd 30 NM 345º–359º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ ILS/DME 109.35 I–SMS Chan 30(Y) Rwy 23.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 6º right of course.
  • ·TIMMONSVILLE HUGGINS MEML (58J) 1 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N34º08.13´ W79º55.28´ 143 B NOTAM FILE AND RWY 14–32: 3090X150 (TURF) LIRL RWY 14: Bldg.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 standing water after heavy rain.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (843) 229-7515
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Florence Apch at 843-665-0632, when Apch clsd ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24I IAP CHARLOTTE SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 48,300 ops in 2007

2024 total

12,100

10-yr total

159,035

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 96% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-04-27 JEROME A BAAK CH 601XL · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-07-07 Tallent, Chris M. Putts Special · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1984-07-18 Beech 58 E · Other · day →

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Franklin Robert Burbank Camden SC 20 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 27 nm
Joe Daniel Rogers Florence SC 30 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 43 nm
Ronald Leo Horton Monroe NC 61 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 64 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 65 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 67 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 67 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 68 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
Mark Thomas Autry Sumter SC 4 nm
Michael Joseph Majority Sumter SC 4 nm
Kevin David Short Sumter SC 4 nm
Robert Elliott Wall Jr Sumter SC 4 nm
Michael Edward Kadar Sumter SC 4 nm
Robert Patrick Bryan Sumter SC 4 nm
Robert Dail Gibbons Sumter SC 4 nm
Benjamin Craig Busch Sumter SC 4 nm
Steven Norris Sumter SC 4 nm
Jason Alexis Getz Sumter SC 4 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
Benjamin Mondsie Oliver Sumter SC 4 nm
Darrell Lee Koenig Sumter SC 4 nm
Jeremy Christopher Hadzick Sumter SC 4 nm
Willie James Flemming Sumter SC 4 nm
Shelly Colleen Price Sumter SC 4 nm
Nathon Robert Myers Sumter SC 4 nm
Michael Lee Anderson Sumter SC 4 nm
William Alexander Bowers Sumter SC 4 nm
James Scot Bray Sumter SC 4 nm
Wayne Stephen De Angeli Sumter SC 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 0 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 32 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 79 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 85 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 86 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 95 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 99 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 110 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 114 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 114 nm

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