Airports / South Carolina / SUM
Sumter Airport
KSMS / SUMSumter, South CarolinaELEV 182 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#15 / 31
South Carolina airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 20 Google ratings — ranked against 31 rated SC fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sumter Airport (KSMS / SUM) is a general aviation field serving Sumter, South Carolina. The airport sits 182 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SUM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Shaw Air Force Base (SSC, 6 nm), Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (MMT, 22 nm), and Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (CUB, 32 nm).
Charter pricing from SUM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sumter.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Kept my 172 hangared here since 2023, classic small town airport, clean and well maintained terminal building, friendly helpful staff on site.”
Jake Brodersen5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Kept my 172 hangared here since 2023, classic small town airport, clean and well maintained terminal building, friendly helpful staff on site.”
Jake Brodersen5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Sumter Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSMS
IATA
SUM
FAA / Local
SMS
Elevation
182 ft
Coordinates
33.9950° N · 80.3613° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SC fields
state range 10–1,048 ft
At 182 ft, SUM sits lower than 61% of the 33 South Carolina fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmSSCShaw Air Force BaseSumter
- 22nmMMTMc Entire Joint National Guard BaseEastover
- 32nmCUBJim Hamilton L.B. Owens AirportColumbia
- 34nmFLOFlorence Regional AirportFlorence
- 38nmCAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportColumbia
- 41nmOGBOrangeburg Municipal AirportOrangeburg
Location
Open the full mapKSMS · Sumter Airport · Sumter, SC
From the ramp
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