Shaw Air Force Base

Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter, South Carolina in United States
A General Dynamics F-16C of the 77th Fighter Squadron, part of the 20th Fighter Wing based at Shaw AFB.
Shaw AFB is located in North America
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB is located in North Atlantic
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB is located in the United States
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB is located in South Carolina
Shaw AFB
Shaw AFB
Coordinates33°58′23″N 080°28′22″W / 33.97306°N 80.47278°W / 33.97306; -80.47278
TypeUS Air Force base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Combat Command (ACC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.shaw.af.mil
Site history
Built1941 (1941) (as Shaw Field)
In use1941 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Kristoffer R. Smith
Garrison20th Fighter Wing (Host)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC, WMO: 747900
Elevation73.4 metres (241 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
4L/22R 3,052.2 metres (10,014 ft) concrete
4R/22L 2,442.6 metres (8,014 ft) concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
United States Third Army Headquarters, Patton Hall

Shaw Air Force Base (Shaw AFB) (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west-northwest of downtown Sumter, South Carolina. It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is under the jurisdiction of USAF Air Combat Command (ACC). The 20th Fighter Wing (20th FW) is the host unit.

  1. ^ "Shaw AFB (KSSC)". Federal Aviation Administration. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.