Shaw Afb Airport (SSC)

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Shaw Afb Airport (SSC)
SSC
Shaw Afb Airport (SSC)
Sumter, SC
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier SSC
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 80°28'14.0317" W / 33°58'21.8065" N
-80.470564 / 33.972724 (Estimated)
Elevation 241.00 ft / 73.46 m (Surveyed)
From nearest city 6 nautical miles NW of Sumter, SC
Location Sumter County, SC
Magnetic Variation 08W (2015)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Air Force owned
Owner U.S. AIR FORCE
Address SHAW AFB
SUMTER, SC 29152
Manager CHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
Address SHAW AFB
SUMTER, SC 29152
Phone number 403-965-3338
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Private
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower ATCT-RAPCON
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
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 SSC (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
Airport Services
Fuel types A++
Airframe repair MINOR
Power plant repair MINOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen LOW
Transient storage Hangar
Other services CARGO
Runway Information
Runway 04L/22R
Dimensions 10014 x 150 ft (3052 x 46 m)
Surface CONC
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
PCN 46
04L 22R
Alignment 35° 215°
Physical elevation 237.00 ft 239.30 ft
Coordinates 33.961705 / -80.481513 33.984323 / -80.462702
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS ILS
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment touchdown touchdown
Approach light ALSF1 ALSF1
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
Runway 04R/22L
Dimensions 8014 x 150 ft (2443 x 46 m)
Surface CONC
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
PCN 50
04R 22L
Alignment 35° 215°
Physical elevation 235.80 ft 233.90 ft
Coordinates 33.963311 / -80.476162 33.981412 / -80.461111
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Approach light SALSF ALSF1
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
Remarks
  • BEARING STRENGTH RWY 04L-22R: ST175; SBTT576, DDT745.
  • RSTD: OFFL BUS RSTD TO 20 FTR WG MSN SUPPORT. 20 FTR WG QUIET HR IN EFF 0300-1100Z++. PPR ALL LDG ACFT, 24 HR PN RQR, CTC AFLD MGMT 1200-2300Z++, DSN 965-2356, C803-895-2357, AFTER HOURS/STANDBY 803-983-0522. TRAN ACFT CTC BASE OPS PTD PRIOR ARR TO CONFIRM FM SVC RQR. DSN 965-2356, C803-895-2357, FAX 2360.
  • RSTD: ISSUED PPR VALID 1 HR +/- ETA, EARLY/LATE ARR/DEP MUST RE-COORD. TRAN ACFT CTC TWR PRIOR TO EXITING RWY.
  • CAUTION: TRAN PILOTS WILL NOT CLIMB ABV 1000 FT ON DEP DUR VFR COND TIL CLEAR OF ARPT BDRY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY CLEARED TO DO SO BY ATC. SPECIFIC TAXI INSTR FOR HVY ACFT CTC GND, MAY RQR BACK TAXIING ON RWY TO APROP LADDER TWY. UNCONTROLLED VEH TFC ON TWY AND APN.
  • TFC PAT: RECTANGULAR 1300 FT, OVERHEAD 2000 FT.
  • CSTMS/AG/IMG: 24 HR PN RQR FOR CSTMS AND AG.
  • 45 FT OBSTN LCTD 140 FT S TWY CNTRLN.
  • MISC: ACC RSRS APPLIED TO ACC ACFT ONLY.
  • BEARING STRENGTH RWY 04R-22L: ST130; SBTT351; DDT490.
  • TRAN ALERT: TRANSIENT ALERT AFTER HOURS SUPPORT IS NOT AUTH UNLESS SUPPORTING HIGHER HQ DIRECTED MISSIONS.
  • TRAN ACFT CTC BASE OPS PTD PRIOR TO ARRIVAL TO CONFIRM SVC RQR.
  • RSTD: SOUTH TRIM PAD AND TEST CELL SW OF TWY A CLSD.
  • RSTD: AERODROME UNUSE AS WX ALTN OUTSIDE OF TRAN ALERT HR OF OPNS.
  • LGT: ALL RWY THR LGT GATED.
  • RSTD: HVY ACFT EXP ARR/DEP DELAYS DUR WING FLYING.
  • MISC: WX 965-2362, C803-895-2362, FORECASTER AVBL H24. TELEWORKING DUR AFLD CLOSURES. REMOTE BRIEFING SVC AVBL FR 26 OWS, BARKSDALE AFB, DSN 331-2651/2635/2636, C318-529-2651/2635/2636, WEBSITE: HTTPS://26OWS..US.AF.MIL.
  • MISC: WX OBS AVBL H24 VIA AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSN SYS. AUGMENTED AN/FMQ-19 WHEN RQR DUR OPR HR AND RESOURCE PROTECTION. HUMAN OBSN SFC VIS LTD FROM 230-030 BY FLIGHTLINE HANGARS, BUILDINGS AND TREES.
  • FOR AIR EVAC OR URGENT REQ DUR AFLD CLOSURE, AIRCREWS MUST CTC COMD POST DSN 312-965-5850 OR VIA UHF.
  • A-GEAR: NML BAK-12 CONFIGURATION: BOTH RWY 04L/22R OVRN A-G BAK-12S ARE IN THE RAISED POSN. RWY 04L/22R APPROACH END CABLE DISCONNECTED. RWY 04R/22L, ALL CABLES IN RAISED POSN. BAK-12A ARE NSTD 900 FT RUN OUT, 1/4 IN CABLE AND 50000 LB WT SETTING. CALL TWR OR BASE OPS AT LEAST 20 MIN IN ADVANCE TO REQ OTHER CONFIGURATIONS.
  • MISC: ACFT THAT RQR IMMED ASSISTANCE AFTER DUTY HR, HOL, AND WKENDS, CTC COMD POST C803-895-5850, DSN 965-5850.
  • SERVICE-LGT: RWY 04R/22L PRE-THR BARS REMOVED.
  • RSTD: RWY 04R-22L AVBL FOR 20 FW USE ONLY.
  • RSTD: RWY 04L/22R CLSD EVERY 1ST AND 3RD MON AND RWY 04R/22L CLSD EVERY 2ND AND 4TH MON OF THE MONTH FR 1100-1500Z++ FOR BAK-12 PMI.
  • MISC: AMOPS UNABLE TO STORE CLASSIFIED MATERIAL, CONTACT SHAW COMMAND POST WITH CLASSIFIED STORAGE NEEDS, DSN 895-5850.
  • JASU: 2(M32A-60) 2(A/M32A-86).
  • FLUID: PRESAIR LPOX LOX. LOX - 24 HOURS PN.
  • OIL: O-128-133-148.
  • TRAN ALERT: NO FLEET SVC AVBL. EXP 2-3 HR SVC/REFUEL DELAYS WKENDS, HOL AND PEAK PERIODS; LTD MAINT. CONCURRENT REFUELING NOT AVBL. NO DE-ICE SVC AVBL. TRAN ACFT WILL RETAIN DRAG CHUTES TO PRK. TRAN ALERT SVC AVBL 1130-2330Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD HOL.