KSSC · Shaw Air Force Base

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

241

Elevation ft

Runways

10,014

Longest ft · 04L/22R

33.97N

80.47W

Shaw Air Force Base serves Sumter, South Carolina at 241 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04L/22R, at 10,014 by 150 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04L/22R	10,014 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
04R/22L	8,014 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 241 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)	241 ft	2,485 ft	2,135 ft	3,203 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,441 ft	2,719 ft	2,262 ft	3,393 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,641 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
35°C afternoon	2,699 ft	2,964 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04L/22R, 10,014 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,592 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

Listed for reference only: KSSC is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSMS Sumter Airport	6 nm E	5,501 ft
KCDN Woodward Field	19 nm N	5,000 ft
KCUB Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport	26 nm W	5,011 ft
KHVS Hartsville Regional Airport	31 nm NE	5,000 ft
KCAE Columbia Metropolitan Airport	33 nm W	8,601 ft

04Fuel and services at KSSC

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KSSC. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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