# Shaw Air Force Base (SSC / KSSC)

**Shaw Air Force Base** (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC) is a medium airport in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,014 ft (3,052 m). It is operated by Air Combat Command.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SSC / KSSC
- FAA: SSC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Combat Command
- Serves: Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 241 ft / 74 m
- Coordinates: 33.9727, -80.4706
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,014 ft / 3,052 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 2 departures
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.shaw.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3100400
- Weather station: KSSC · WMO 74790
- Ident: KSSC

## Timeline

- 1941: Shaw Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04L/22R | 10,014 ft / 3,052 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 035° / 215° | yes |
| 04R/22L | 8,014 ft / 2,443 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 035° / 215° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00409AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,014 ft / 3,052 m | #991 of 29,858 | #214 in North America | #167 in US |
| Elevation | 241 ft / 74 m | =32,897 of 43,403 | =15,062 in North America | =12,682 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 125.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.125 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.800 |
| GND | GND | 126.100 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.250 |
| POST | COMD POST | 38.130 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.650 |

## Nearby airports

- [MMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmt.md) Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · 19 mi / 31 km
- [CUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcub.md) Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [CAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae.md) Columbia Metropolitan Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [OGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogb.md) Orangeburg Municipal Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [FLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kflo.md) Florence Regional Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · 78 mi / 126 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/kssc/data