Augusta Regional Airport

Augusta Regional Airport is a city-owned public airport seven miles south of Augusta, in Richmond County, Georgia.In 2000 Bush Field airport changed its name to Augusta Regional Airport. The airport opened a new passenger terminal in December 2007 and renovated the entire property, designed by the LPA Group. Augusta Regional Airport, served by American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, and Delta Connection, utilizes the phrase "Fly There, Fly Home" as part of their marketing. Lower fares at Augusta Regional Airport have increased passenger usage during the past two years.Facilities and aircraftAugusta Regional Airport covers 1,411acre at an elevation of 144 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has one concrete and one asphalt runways: 17/35, 8,000 x 150 feet (2,438 x 46 m) and 8/26, 6,001 x 75 feet (1,829 x 23 m).In 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. 18 aircraft were then based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 28% multi-engine and 17% jet.Commercial aircraftIn early 2008 a typical day saw seven departures to Atlanta, GA on Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft by Delta Connection carriers, US Airways Express had seven departures to Charlotte, NC with turboprop Bombardier Dash 8-300s and Bombardier CRJ-200s. As of mid-2009, Delta Air Lines regional carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) no longer operates the ATR-72 turboprop aircraft, and all ExpressJet flights into and out of Augusta are 50-seat CRJ-200 regional jets. US Airways Express served the airport with Dash 8-300 turboprops and CRJ-200s. American Eagle ended flights to Augusta on January 31, 2012, but it returned to Augusta once parent airline, American Airlines, overtook US Airways Express' parent US Airways in 2015.