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I found this the other day and it looked confusing to me. Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) in North Carolina has a blue segmented line depicting Class D airspace. There is also solid magenta lines around the air base depicting Class C airspace. What is the airspace around Shaw Air Force Base?

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asked May 11 '10 at 04:33

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I know this is just a small detail, but Shaw Air Force Base is in South Carolina, not North Carolina.

(Mar 06 '11 at 16:40) James 1 James%201's gravatar image

You're right. It's my mistake.

(Mar 08 '11 at 17:47) wbeard52 wbeard52's gravatar image

Closer examination reveals that Shaw is C/D airspace. (see notation South of Shaw AFB). The AFD will indicate the operational times.

answered May 13 '10 at 04:30

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Yes, this is like Class D/E effective times. The AFD shows Shaw Class C operating for 4hrs daily during the week in support of the military operations. I once had long time CFI's tell me that the blue segmented circle indicates the airspace owned by the tower and the TRACON owns the rest of the airspance. When questioned why this is the only airport like this, they said that the blue segmented circle was hidden by the solid magenta so we couldn't see it on the rest of the Class C airports. Obviously, that was incorrect.

(May 13 '10 at 15:48) wbeard52 wbeard52's gravatar image
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