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Shaw Air Force Base Private

SSC · KSSC · Sumter, SC · 241 ft elevation · var 8W · Towered

Airport information

ICAO / IATA
KSSC / SSC
Coordinates
33.9727, -80.4706
Elevation
241 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
8W
Sectional chart
CHARLOTTE
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
Airspace
Class C · CLASS C SVC 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.; OTHER TIMES CLASS D.
ARTCC
JACKSONVILLE (ZJX)
Flight service (FSS)
ANDERSON
NOTAM facility
SSC
Attendance
ALL ALL
Beacon
white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle
No
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1942/06
Distance from city
6 NW

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:42 AM09:42Z
Sunrise06:11 AM10:11Z
Sunset08:36 PM00:36Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:05 PM01:05Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:05 PM → 05:42 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:36 PM → 05:11 AM

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Night operations

Rotating beacon
white-green · SS-SR

Runway lighting aids — 04L: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1 · 22R: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1 · 04R: 4-light PAPI (left) + SALSF · 22L: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1.

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Traffic pattern

04LTPANESW
LEFT traffic
Landing
Rwy 04L · 043°
Pattern
left (turns left)
TPA
1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

Enter the left downwind for Rwy 04L at 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).

Runway 04L/22R

10,014 ft × 150 ft · Concrete

Edge lights: High. PCN 46.

04L
Heading
043° mag · 35° true
Markings
precision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (2.8°)
Approach lights
ALSF1
Instrument landing
ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.1 (SSC) · GS 2.82°
Traffic pattern
Left
22R
Heading
223° mag · 215° true
Markings
precision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (2.8°)
Approach lights
ALSF1
Instrument landing
ILS · CAT I · LOC 108.7 (JWU) · GS 2.82°
Traffic pattern
Left

Runway 04R/22L

8,014 ft × 150 ft · Concrete

Edge lights: High. PCN 50.

04R
Heading
043° mag · 35° true
Markings
precision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights
SALSF
Traffic pattern
Left
22L
Heading
223° mag · 215° true
Markings
precision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Approach lights
ALSF1
Traffic pattern
Left
ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Communication frequencies

ServiceFrequencyNotes
COLUMBIA RCAG124.7APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/269.55 (COLUMBIA RCAG) WHEN SHAW APCH CTL CLSD.
COLUMBIA RCAG269.55APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.7/269.55 (COLUMBIA RCAG) WHEN SHAW APCH CTL CLSD.
EMERG121.5
CD/P121.8
APCH/P DEP/P125.4
CLASS C125.4
GND/P126.1
LCL/P126.65
ATIS132.125
PTD139.6
EMERG243.0
LCL/P254.25
ATIS270.1
GND/P275.8
CD/P289.4
APCH/P DEP/P318.1
CLASS C318.1
PTD372.2
COMD POST381.3(RAYMOND 26)
SSC TACAN110.1/38X

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Instrument landing systems

RunwayILS
RWY 04LILS · CAT I · LOC 110.1 (SSC) · GS 2.82°
RWY 22RILS · CAT I · LOC 108.7 (JWU) · GS 2.82°

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
SSC · ShawTACAN110.10r221° / 0.4 NM
MMT · Mc EntireVORTAC113.20r085° / 16.8 NM
CAE · ColumbiaVORTAC114.70r078° / 29.9 NM
VAN · VanceVORTAC110.40r004° / 29.9 NM
EDS · EdistoVOR-DME111.40r037° / 36.6 NM

Airport diagram

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Procedures at a glance

Lowest mins: ILS · vertical guidance Takeoff mins / ODP ↗

Approaches8

Departures

Minimums & Hot Spots

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VFR sectional

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Services

Fuel available
A++
Bottled oxygen
NONE
Bulk oxygen
LOW
Airframe service
MINOR
Powerplant service
MINOR
Parking
hangars
Other services
Cargo

Ownership & management

Owner
U.S. AIR FORCE
SHAW AFB, SUMTER, SC
Manager
CHIEF AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT
SHAW AFB, SUMTER, SC
403-965-3338

Remarks FAA

  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • GRVD CONC. FIRST 1000 FT OF RWY 04R AND FIRST 1000 FT OF RWY 22L CONC AND MIDDLE 6014 FT GRVD CONC.
  • NON-STD CONFIGN 2600 FT LONG.

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Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open KSSC in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About KSSC

Shaw Air Force Base (SSC · KSSC) is an airport in Sumter, SC, at 241 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 10,014 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KSSC, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does KSSC have a control tower?

Yes. Shaw Air Force Base has an operating FAA control tower. Check the Comms & NavAids tab for tower and ground frequencies.

What is the longest runway at KSSC?

Shaw Air Force Base has 2 runways; the longest is 10,014 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is KSSC?

Shaw Air Force Base is in Sumter, SC, at an elevation of 241 ft MSL. Coordinates: 33.9727, -80.4706.

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