Augusta Regional AT Bush Field
AGS · KAGS · Augusta, Georgia · Richmond County · map
Augusta Regional AT Bush Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Augusta, 6 miles south of Augusta, Georgia, 146 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 8,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAGS · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (080°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:24 pm EDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 9 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAGS 062153Z 08009KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02610128
TAF KAGS 061724Z 0618/0718 07009G16KT P6SM FEW050 FM070000 06004KT P6SM FEW250 FM071400 05006KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AGS · ICAO KAGS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Augusta
- Elevation
- 146 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:45 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 6,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 90 ft high 2,450 ft from the end
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 42 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 52 ft high 1,250 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 65 ft high 1,250 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.7 | Augusta |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 132.75 | Augusta |
| Clearance delivery | 118.65 | Augusta |
| Clearance delivery | 126.075 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Augusta |
| Approach and departure · Stuge and star · Stwrt and star arriving from headings 350 to 169 | 119.15 | Augusta |
| Approach and departure | 124.45 | |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service · Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) arriving from headings 170 to 349 | 126.8 | Augusta |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Augusta |
| Augusta and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.1 | Augusta |
| Army and operations | 149.7 | Augusta |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 706-250-6089.
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Aircraft registered in Augusta from the FAA register
61 aircraft are registered to owners in Augusta, Georgia: 38 piston singles, 11 turboprops, 5 piston twins, 5 business jets, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index C available upon request. Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index D available with 48 hour notice.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport. Hvy bird act in the vicinity of airport NOV-MAR.
- PAPI runways 08, 17, 26 and 35, oper continuously. Runway end identifier lights runway 08 and 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 oper continuously when the control tower closed. Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 2T-585K (B-C-17), 2D/2D2-975K (747), 840K (C-5) 2D/2D2-975K (747).
- 2S-175.
- Per survey dec 2004 runway 17-35.
- Caution: TAXI-LANE ramp entrance/exit point into standard aero storm water ditch on north side.
- Caution: wildlife hazard coyote.
- Touch and go operations unavailable for aircraft over 12500 pounds.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.