# Sumter Airport (SUM / KSMS)

**Sumter Airport** (IATA: SUM, ICAO: KSMS) is a small airport in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. It opened in Feb 1957. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,501 ft (1,677 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksms

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SUM / KSMS
- FAA: SMS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Opened: Feb 1957
- Elevation: 182 ft / 56 m
- Coordinates: 33.9950, -80.3613
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,501 ft / 1,677 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.sumtersc.gov/airport.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumter_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7638066
- Weather station: KSMS
- Ident: KSMS

## Timeline

- Feb 1957: Sumter Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,501 ft / 1,677 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 043° / 223° | yes |
| 14/32 | 3,081 ft / 939 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Grass | 134° / 314° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,501 ft / 1,677 m | =5,392 of 29,858 | =1,652 in North America | =1,310 in US |
| Elevation | 182 ft / 56 m | =34,414 of 43,403 | =15,702 in North America | =13,211 in US |
| Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =2,902 in North America | =2,831 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SHAW APP/DEP | 125.400 |
| AWOS | AWOS | 118.075 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [00SC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/00sc.md) Flying O Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [SSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kssc.md) Shaw Air Force Base · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [SC44](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sc44.md) El Porvenir Airpark · 14 mi / 23 km
- [US-7106](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7106.md) Dabbs Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [SC27](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sc27.md) Tallon Field · 15 mi / 25 km
- [52J](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k52j.md) Lee County Butters Field · 19 mi / 30 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksms/data