Augusta Regional Airport (IATA: AGS, ICAO: KAGS), also known as Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, is a municipal airport located 6 miles (10 km) south of Augusta, Georgia. This airport is publicly owned by City of Augusta. An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 2000, Bush Field airport changed its name to Augusta Regional Airport to reflect its representation of the rapidly growing Central Savannah River Area.

Airport is currently undergoing a major expansion and renovation project to attract more airlines and prevent travelers from driving to the Columbia or Atlanta airport.

Facilities

Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field covers 1,411 acres and has two runways:

• Runway 17/35: 8,001 x 150 ft. (2,439 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 8/26: 6,002 x 150 ft. (1,829 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

Airlines

• Atlantic Southeast Airlines dba Delta Connection - 6 flights daily between Augusta and Atlanta, GA. The 70 seat ATR Turboprop, along with the 50 seat CRJ regional jet are used on this route.

• Piedmont Airlines dba US Airways Express - 6 flights daily between Augusta and Charlotte, NC. US Airways uses the 37 seat Dash 8 turboprop aircraft.

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External links

• Augusta Regional Airport (official site)

• Information resources for this U.S. airport (IATA: AGS, ICAO: KAGS):
  • AirNav airport information for KAGS
  • FlightAware live airport activity for KAGS
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations for KAGS
  • FAA current flight delay information for AGS

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Local
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Local

An IATA airport code, known by the IATA as an IATA location identifier or, simply, a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...