Transportation
Be Best, Be First with the Access Edge.
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.
Two Interstates and major US highways for swift access
2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent container units docked in 2020.
Nearly 45 million tons of freight to move through South Carolina annually
Six International Airports within 100 miles
What transforms a good location into a great one? In Sumter, it’s a powerful logistical network that ensures omnidirectional access and multimodal momentum.
What transforms a good location into a great one? In Sumter, it’s a powerful logistical network that ensures omnidirectional access and multimodal momentum.
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.
Roads, Rail, Air and Sea – conveniently located near everything.
Roads, Rail, Air and Sea – conveniently located near everything.
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.
Distance to Sumter | |
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Sumter County Municipal Airport | Local |
Columbia Metropolitan Airport | 50 miles west |
Florence Regional Airport | 50 miles east |
Charleston International Airport | 100 miles southeast |
Myrtle Beach International Airport | 100 miles east |
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport | 120 miles north |
Distance to Sumter | |
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Inland Port Dillon | 72 Miles |
Port of Charleston | 103 Miles |
Georgia Ports Authority | 151 Miles |
Distance to Sumter | |
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CSX Charleston | 102 Miles |
CSX Savannah | 157 Miles |
CSX Atlanta | 265 Miles |