Lake Cumberland Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Somerset-Pulaski County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Somerset, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 927 ft / 283 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′13″N 084°36′56″W / 37.05361°N 84.61556°W | ||||||||||
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Lake Cumberland Regional Airport ( IATA: SME, ICAO: KSME, FAA LID: SME) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Somerset, a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. [1] The airport is owned by the city of Somerset and Pulaski County. [1] It also serves the area around Lake Cumberland. It is mostly used for general aviation, and from late 2008 until February 2010, was served by one commercial airline, Locair. [2] The $3 million federally funded passenger terminal was converted to the FBO in September 2011.
The airport was renamed in 2008; it was formerly known as Somerset-Pulaski County Airport or J.T. Wilson Field. [3]
Facilities and aircraft
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport covers an area of 288 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 927 feet (283 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 5/23 which measures 5,801 by 100 feet (1,768 x 30 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending April 13, 2021, the airport had 27,997 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 89% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and 5% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 23 single- engine, 4 multi-engine, 5 jet and 5 helicopter. [1]
Airlines and destinations
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SME PDF, effective 2023-11-02.
- ^ Bill Estep (2010-02-18). "Somerset airport to lose funding, flights to and from D.C." Lexington Herald Leader.
- ^ Bill Mardis (2008-04-10). "Lake Cumberland Regional Airport is state-of-the-art". Commonwealth Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SME, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SME
- AirNav airport information for KSME
- ASN accident history for SME
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Somerset-Pulaski County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Somerset, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 927 ft / 283 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′13″N 084°36′56″W / 37.05361°N 84.61556°W | ||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2021) | |||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
[1] | |||||||||||
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport ( IATA: SME, ICAO: KSME, FAA LID: SME) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Somerset, a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. [1] The airport is owned by the city of Somerset and Pulaski County. [1] It also serves the area around Lake Cumberland. It is mostly used for general aviation, and from late 2008 until February 2010, was served by one commercial airline, Locair. [2] The $3 million federally funded passenger terminal was converted to the FBO in September 2011.
The airport was renamed in 2008; it was formerly known as Somerset-Pulaski County Airport or J.T. Wilson Field. [3]
Facilities and aircraft
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport covers an area of 288 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 927 feet (283 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 5/23 which measures 5,801 by 100 feet (1,768 x 30 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending April 13, 2021, the airport had 27,997 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 89% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and 5% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 23 single- engine, 4 multi-engine, 5 jet and 5 helicopter. [1]
Airlines and destinations
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SME PDF, effective 2023-11-02.
- ^ Bill Estep (2010-02-18). "Somerset airport to lose funding, flights to and from D.C." Lexington Herald Leader.
- ^ Bill Mardis (2008-04-10). "Lake Cumberland Regional Airport is state-of-the-art". Commonwealth Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SME, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SME
- AirNav airport information for KSME
- ASN accident history for SME
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures