# Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS)

> Augusta, US · IATA: AGS · ICAO: KAGS · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AGS` |
| ICAO | `KAGS` |
| City | Augusta |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 44 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 33.36990, -81.96450 |

## Description

Augusta's economy — the Savannah River Site, a large medical district and the US Army's cyber operations at Fort Eisenhower — generates plenty of freight, but very little of it leaves through Augusta Regional at Bush Field (AGS/KAGS). The airport handled 586,558 passengers in 2023 and is served mainly by Delta and American regional jets, which offer only marginal belly capacity for cargo. Runway 17/35 measures 8,001 feet (about 2,440 metres), so aircraft size is not the constraint; the absence of a dedicated cargo terminal and of any confirmed scheduled freighter service is. Forwarders therefore truck consignments to Columbia Metropolitan (CAE) roughly 120 kilometres north-east, where UPS runs a regional air hub, or to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) some 240 kilometres west for intercontinental freighter and belly capacity. The Port of Savannah, around 210 kilometres south-east, covers ocean freight and sea-air combinations for the same catchment. Traffic spikes every April for the Masters tournament, with additional direct services from New York and Los Angeles announced for 2026, and customs clearance for the region is normally completed at Atlanta or Savannah rather than in Augusta.

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