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KSSC — Shaw AFB
Sumter, SC · field elevation 241 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KSSC current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSSC 111055Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP178 T02430229 $
- Wind
- from 190° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,230 ft · pressure altitude 101 ft
- Observed
- 76 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22R | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 22L | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 04L | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 04R | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSSC 110700Z 1107/1213 25006KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 1112/1113 25009KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 1115/1116 25009KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2993INS BECMG 1118/1119 22010G15KT 9999 VCTS BKN040CB BKN100 QNH2993INS TEMPO 1119/1123 22020G25KT 8000 -TSRA BECMG 1202/1203 24009KT 9999 NSW FEW050 QNH2991INS BECMG 1206/1207 VRB03KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS BECMG 1210/1211 VRB03KT 8000 BR SCT005 QNH2991INS TX36/1120Z TN24/1111Z
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1041Z / 0013Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1100-0300Z++ MON-FRI, 1300-2100Z++ SAT-SUN, CLSD FED HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.
- Magnetic variation
- -8° (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 — LS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSSC airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
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.