KSMS Sumter Airport
Sumter, SC · 4 miles N of SUMTER, SC
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KSMS
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 182.1 ft
- Coordinates
- 33-59-42.0920N 080-21-40.7840W
- Lat / Long
- 33.9950256, -80.3613289
- Mag. variation
- 07W (2010)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 02/1957
- ARTCC
- JACKSONVILLE CENTER
- FSS
- ANDERSON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- AND (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 0800-1800
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- AFT 2000, ACTVT REILS RWY 05/23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 OPER CONSLY.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from KSMS
Runways
Longest 5501 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 5501 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- PCN 12 /F/D/Y/T Single wheel
Runway 5
- Heading
- 050 magnetic, 043 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 178.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 79 ft. trees, 2373 ft. from runway, 565 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear
Runway 23
- Heading
- 230 magnetic, 223 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 181.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 88 ft. trees, 2748 ft. from runway, 659 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 3081 x 120 ft. / 939 x 37 m
- Surface
- turf, in good condition
Runway 14
- Heading
- 141 magnetic, 134 true
- Markings
- none
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 176.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- 84 ft. trees, 941 ft. from runway, 152 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
Runway 32
- Heading
- 321 magnetic, 314 true
- Markings
- none
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 179.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 95 ft. tree, 1369 ft. from runway, 113 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 3
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 122.7
- Wx Awos-3
- 118.075 (803-469-6750)
- Shaw Approach
- 125.4 [OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.]
- Shaw Departure
- 125.4 [OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.]
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Manager
- JEFF KNAUER 2945 AIRPORT ROAD SUMTER, SC 29153 Phone 803-469-4639
- Manager phone
- 803-469-4639
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.