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KSSC — Shaw AFB
Sumter, SC · field elevation 241 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KSSC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSSC 100955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00820065 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- -745 ft · pressure altitude 51 ft
- Observed
- 51 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSSC 091600Z 0916/1022 29007KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3002INS BECMG 0922/0923 VRB04KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3007INS BECMG 1014/1015 23008KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3002INS TX25/0920Z TN08/1011Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0916 NEXT 1208
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.97272, -80.47056
- Elevation
- 241 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1150Z / 2222Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (2015)
- Fuel
- A++
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Sumter, SC
Airport diagram
Everything else KSSC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 10,014 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04R/22L | 8,014 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 132.125
- Tower OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.
- 126.65
- Ground
- 126.1
- Clearance
- 121.8
- Approach
- 125.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.