Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

IATA SMEICAO KSMEMedium airport

Lake Cumberland Regional Airport is a medium airport near Somerset in Kentucky, United States. It is listed as IATA SME and ICAO KSME. The airport is located at 37.0534° / -84.6159° at an elevation of 283 m (927 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,768 m. The nearest airport is Somerset-Pulaski Co EMS Heliport, 3.7 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SME`
ICAO code	`KSME`
Local code	`SME`
Identifier	`KSME`
Type	Medium airport
City	Somerset
Region	Kentucky
Country	United States
Coordinates	37.05340, -84.61590
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	37° 03′ 12.23″ N 84° 36′ 57.23″ W
Elevation	283 m (927 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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