Augusta Regional Airport

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Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field
IATA: AGS – ICAO: KAGS – FAA: AGS
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Augusta
Serves		Augusta, Georgia
Elevation AMSL		144 ft / 44 m
Coordinates		33°22′12″N 081°57′52″W / 33.37, -81.96444
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	8,000	2,438	Asphalt
8/26	6,001	1,829	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			31,647
Based aircraft			18
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Augusta Regional Airport (IATA: AGS, ICAO: KAGS, FAA LID: 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.^[1]

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.

Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 1.1 Commercial aircraft 2 Airlines and destinations 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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).^[1]

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.^[1]

[edit] 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^[2].

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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• 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)
• 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)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for AGS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
2. ^ Flight Aware > Live Flight Tracker > Augusta Regional Airport

[edit] External links

• Augusta Regional Airport (official site)
• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• FAA Terminal Procedures for AGS, effective 5 June 2008
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KAGS
  • ASN accident history for AGS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAGS
  • FAA current AGS delay information