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Location: Sumter, SC

Elevation: 241ft

Sectional: Charlotte

Activation date: Jun 1942

Fuel: A++ (prices)

Runway 04L/22R: 10,014ft

Runway 04R/22L: 8,014ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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2026-01-15 22:55:00 EST

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	290° @ 5kt
Temperature:	28°F
Dewpoint:	5°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KSSC 160355Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR M02/M15 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T10171148 $

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Bearing strength rwy 04l-22r: st175; sbtt576, ddt745.
Bearing strength rwy 04r-22l: st130; sbtt351; ddt490.
Lgt: all rwy thr lgt gated.
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.
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.
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 1145-0430z++, 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.
Acc rsrs applied to acc acft only.
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.
Caution: twy d center dir guidance sign missing on rwy 04r apch end.
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.
Rstd: only 20 fw lcl ops apv to fly str-in apch to rwy 4l with vgsi inop at ngt.
Arff capabilities are yellow (reduced level of svc) for large frame acft.
Misc: acft dep shaw afb ctc grd ctl for clnc.
Misc: afld cond, bash, and rwy sfc cond avbl on atis; twr if atis unavbl.
For air evac or urgent req dur afld closure, aircrews must ctc comd post dsn 312-965-5850 or via uhf.
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.
Opr hr by notam, clsd fed hol and acc family days.
Misc: class c airspace eff 1100-0300z++ mon-fri, clsd hol.
Opr 1100-0300z++ mon-fri, 1300-2100z++ sat-sun, or by notam. clsd fed hol and acc family days.
Hook bak-12a(b) (45 ft ovrn) hook bak12b(b) (1457 ft).
Bak-12b(b) (1210 ft).
Hook mb 100(b) (75 ft ovrn).
Hook bak-12b(b) (1221 ft).
Hook mb 100(b) (65 ft ovrn).
Hook bak12b(b) (1457 ft) hook bak-12a(b) (45 ft ovrn).
Misc: comsec stor at comd post.
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.

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