Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

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.

Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSomerset-Pulaski County
ServesSomerset, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL927 ft / 283 m
Coordinates37°03′13″N 084°36′56″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,800 1,768 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations27,605
Based aircraft28

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 5,800 by 100 feet (1,768 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2008, the airport had 27,605 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 4% jet and 11% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for SME (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
  2. Bill Estep (2010-02-18). "Somerset airport to lose funding, flights to and from D.C." Lexington Herald Leader.
  3. Bill Mardis (2008-04-10). "Lake Cumberland Regional Airport is state-of-the-art". Commonwealth Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
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