Augusta Regional Airport(Bush Field)

Augusta Regional Airport: IATA: AGS, ICAO: KAGS, FAA LID: AGS, is a public airport located 6 miles south of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. The airport is under city ownership. The original name of the airport is Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, and in 2000 it was changed into Augusta Regional Airport.

Augusta Regional Airport(Bush Field)

General Information

Augusta Regional Airport: IATA: AGS, ICAO: KAGS, FAA LID: AGS, is a public airport located 6 miles south of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. The airport is under city ownership. The original name of the airport is Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, and in 2000 it was changed into Augusta Regional Airport.

In 2007, the airport opened a renovated passenger terminal, and the LPA Group designed the project of the renovation. Augusta Regional Airport is served by Delta Air Lines, American Eagle, and Delta Connection. According to the FAA, passenger usage has significantly increased in the past two years.

Capacity

Augusta Regional Airport is spanned on 1,1411 acres, which is approximately 571 Ha. At an elevation, the airport is on 144 feet above sea level. The airport has two runways, one of them is 8000 feet long concrete, and the other one is 6,001 feet long asphalt runway.

In the year 2017, AGS had 28543 aircraft operations, 78 operations per day. There are 12 based aircraft at the airport, including four multi-engine, two single-engine, two helicopters, and four jets.

History

The history of Augusta Regional Airport goes back to 1941. It was the year of opening the flight school in the City of Augusta for the United States Army Air Corps. The construction of the school started on April 1, 1941, and the Air Corps wanted to start the training no later than June 7. Building the flight school was proceeding very fast, and the first training began on June 10.

In 1950, airlines moved from Daniel Field to the City of Augusta Bush Fiel, and Bush Field became a commercial airport. From 1955, the airport also was selling fuel and provided services to the aircraft. During the next ten years, passenger traffic grew significantly, and for the year of 1964, Bush Field airport was named as the 135th busiest airport in the United States. In 1965. jet service began at the airport. The airport was, and until this day stays as a self-sufficient facility, that never used tax dollars. The airport changed its name in 2000 and became Augusta Regional Airport. In 2002, the airport completed the "Master Plan," the plan for the future development and economic growth of the airport.