Sumter Airport (SMS)

SMS
Sumter Airport (SMS)
Sumter, SC
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier SMS
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 80°21'40.7840" W / 33°59'42.0920" N
-80.361329 / 33.995026 (Estimated)
Elevation 182.10 ft / 55.50 m (Surveyed)
Land 429 acres
From nearest city 4 nautical miles N of Sumter, SC
Location Sumter County, SC
Magnetic Variation 07W (2010)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner COUNTY OF SUMTER
Address 13 EAST CANAL STREET
SUMTER, SC 29150
Phone number (803) 469-4639
Manager JEFF KNAUER
Address 2945 AIRPORT ROAD
SUMTER, SC 29153
Phone number 803-469-4639
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart CHARLOTTE
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZJX - JACKSONVILLE
Tie-in FSS AND - ANDERSON
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility AND (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.7 MHz
UNICOM 122.7 MHz
AWOS-3 SMS (803-469-6750)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 05/23
Dimensions 5501 x 100 ft (1677 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 12
05 23
Alignment 43° 223°
Physical elevation 178.70 ft 181.80 ft
Coordinates 33.990189 / -80.367712 34.001214 / -80.355296
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS/DME
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Approach light ODALS
Runway end lights Yes Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 3081 x 120 ft (939 x 37 m)
Surface TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment
14 32
Alignment 134° 314°
Physical elevation 176.90 ft 179.30 ft
Coordinates 33.996760 / -80.364674 33.990879 / -80.357359
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking None None
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT WITH INCR ACTVTY DUSK & DAWN.
  • FOR CD CTC SHAW APCH AT 803-895-4884, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.
  • FOR 100LL AFT 1700 CALL 803-469-4639.