Augusta Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Augusta Regional Airport
at Bush Field


IATA = AGS
ICAO = KAGS
FAA = AGS
type = Public
owner = City of Augusta
operator =
city-served = Augusta, Georgia
location =
elevation-f = 144
elevation-m = 44
coordinates = coord|33|22|12|N|081|57|52|W|region:US_type:airport
website =
r1-number = 17/35
r1-length-f = 8,000
r1-length-m = 2,438
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 8/26
r2-length-f = 6,001
r2-length-m = 1,829
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 31,647
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 18
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=AGS|use=PU|own=PU|site=03650.*A, effective 2008-04-10]

Augusta Regional Airport airport codes|AGS|KAGS|AGS, also known as Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Augusta, a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.

In 2000, Bush Field airport changed its name to Augusta Regional Airport. The airport is currently undergoing a major expansion and renovation project to attract more airlines and prevent travelers from driving to the Columbia or Atlanta airports.

Facilities and aircraft

Augusta Regional Airport covers an area of 1,411 acres (571 ha) at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 measuring 8,000 x 150 feet (2,438 x 46 m) and 8/26 measuring 6,001 x 75 feet (1,829 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 31,647 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 52% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 13% military and 10% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 28% multi-engine and 17% jet.

Commercial aircraft

In early 2008, a typical day found seven daily departures to Atlanta, GA using Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft by Delta Connection carriers, US Airways Express offered seven daily departures to Charlotte, NC with turboprop Bombardier Dash 8-300 aircraft and Bombardier CRJ-200's [ [http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KAGS Flight Aware > Live Flight Tracker > Augusta Regional Airport] ] .

During the Masters golf tournament, traffic demand through Augusta soars. Airlines have typically responded with more frequent flights with larger equipment, including Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 widebody aircraft, during Masters week to accommodate this demand.

The presence of Fort Gordon in Augusta results in periodic military charter flights using widebody aircraft such as McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 trijet aircraft operated by World Airways.

Airlines and destinations

cheduled passenger service

* Delta Air Lines
** Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
* US Airways
** US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)
** US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)

Air taxi service

* DayJet (nonstop service to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery with more nonstop cities being added)

References

External links

* [http://www.augustaregionalairport.com/ Augusta Regional Airport (official site)]
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