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Shaw Air Force Base

IATA SSCICAO KSSCMedium airport

Shaw Air Force Base is a medium airport near Sumter in South Carolina, United States. It is listed as IATA SSC and ICAO KSSC. The airport is located at 33.9727° / -80.4706° at an elevation of 73 m (241 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,052 m. The nearest airport is Creech Aviation Facility Airport, 10 km (6 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Shaw Air Force Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Shaw Air Force Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SSC`
ICAO code	`KSSC`
Local code	`SSC`
Identifier	`KSSC`
Type	Medium airport
City	Sumter
Region	South Carolina
Country	United States
Coordinates	33.97270, -80.47060
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	33° 58′ 21.71″ N 80° 28′ 14.15″ W
Elevation	73 m (241 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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