KSMS · Sumter Airport

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

182

Elevation ft

Runways

5,501

Longest ft · 05/23

33.99N

80.36W

Sumter Airport serves Sumter, South Carolina at 182 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,501 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Open KSMS in JetDesk: live METAR, TAF, winds and runway verdict →

01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	5,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	3,081 × 120 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 182 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	182 ft	2,473 ft	2,129 ft	3,194 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,382 ft	2,708 ft	2,256 ft	3,384 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,582 ft	2,942 ft	2,382 ft	3,574 ft
35°C afternoon	2,626 ft	2,950 ft	2,387 ft	3,581 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,581 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSMS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCDN Woodward Field	20 nm NW	5,000 ft
KHVS Hartsville Regional Airport	27 nm NE	5,000 ft
KCKI Williamsburg Regional Airport	30 nm SE	5,000 ft
KCUB Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport	32 nm W	5,011 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSMS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSMS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSMS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

All South Carolina airports · Airport directory · Open JetDesk