Shaw Air Force Base

Shaw Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 8.4 miles west-northwest of downtown . It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is under the jurisdiction of USAF Air Combat Command.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: US Air Force base at Sumter, South Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Base aerea Shaw”, “KSSC”, “Letecká základna Shaw”, “Shaw AFB”, “Shaw flystasjon”, and “SSC”
  • Address: SC

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cane Savannah.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 5 miles south of Shaw Air Force Base.

Shaw Air Force Base

Latitude
33.97347° or 33° 58′ 25″ north
Longitude
-80.46708° or 80° 28′ 2″ west
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
IATA airport code
SSC
ICAO airport code
KSSC
Open location code
865XXGFM+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 420660922
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6301721
Wiki­data ID
Q3100400
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Shaw Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Chinese: “肖空军基地”
  • Chinese: “肖空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “蕭空軍基地”
  • Czech: “Shawova letecká základna”
  • Dutch: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شاو اير فورس باس”
  • French: “base aérienne de Shaw”
  • French: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר שו”
  • Italian: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Japanese: “ショー空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “ショウ空軍基地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Norwegian: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی شاو”
  • Slovak: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Spanish: “Base aérea Shaw”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea Shaw”
  • Swedish: “Shaw Air Force Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Шоу”
  • Ukrainian: “Шоу (авіабаза)”
  • Ukrainian: “Шоу”
  • Urdu: “شا ایئرفورس بیس”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shaw Heights and Home Acres.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shaw Golf Course Pond Number 1 and Chapel Number 2.

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