Global Access

Be Best, Be First with the Access Edge.

What transforms a good location into a great one? In Sumter, it’s a powerful logistical network that ensures omnidirectional access and multimodal momentum.  Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Blue Ridge Mountains, Sumter positions your operation for global speed and access, offering a high-powered menu of connections to deliver products and materials where and when your schedule demands, at cost-effective rates.

Boost your speed, boost your bottom line—that’s your edge in Sumter. To begin with, four Interstate highways—I-95, I-20, I-26 and I-77—encircle our area, offering fast-moving access in every direction, from Miami to Massachusetts, from South Carolina to West Texas, and insuring a quick connection to the Port of Charleston as well as Midwest markets. Sumter’s highway network also connects your operation to South Carolina’s comprehensive rail network, which includes service by one of the nation’s Class I carriers, CSX Transportation.  

At the multi-modal Port of Charleston, the Southeast’s deepest port, Post-Panamax shipping has already begun, with the Jasper Ocean Terminal on the Savannah River scheduled to come online in the mid 2020s as the nation’s largest port, capable of shipping seven million TEUs annually.

Looking for international and domestic air connections? You won’t have to look far: Sumter’s local and regional air network includes eight municipal, regional and international airports, from the convenient and well-maintained Sumter Municipal Airport, to the bustling global hub of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport just 120 miles away, to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport just 160 miles away.

NETWORK OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

Sumter County Municipal Airport                         803-469-4639   (local)

Columbia Metropolitan Airport                             803-822-5010  (50 miles west of Sumter)

Florence Regional Airport                                       803-669-5001  (50 miles east of Sumter)

Charleston International  Airport                          843-767-7000  (100 miles southeast of Sumter)

​Myrtle Beach International Airport                       843-448-1589  (100 miles east of Sumter)

Charlotte-Douglas International Airport              704-359-4013  (120 miles north of Sumter)

Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport      912-964-0514  (140 miles south of Sumter)

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport     864-877-7426  (160 miles northwest of Sumter)
 

Rail - CSX, Norfolk Southern