East Georgia Regional
SBO · KSBO · Swainsboro, Georgia · Emanuel County · map
East Georgia Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Swainsboro, 2 miles northwest of Swainsboro, Georgia, 327 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 6,021 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KSBO · observed 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC), 5 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 3,100 feet
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSBO 062115Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM OVC031 24/18 A3001 RMK AO2
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 SBO · ICAO KSBO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Swainsboro
- Elevation
- 327 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1942
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,021 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,445 ft from the end
- Runway 32: building 5 ft high 226 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Millen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.95 | |
| Sbo and aWOS-3 | 133.375 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 478-237-8437.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Swainsboro from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Swainsboro, Georgia: 5 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. 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 · 5 since 1982, 1 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.
- Activate PAPI runway 14; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Only charge for part 135 operations.
- Fuel is self service after hours.
- 6 feet fence and vehicles located 400 feet right 0-200 feet from threshold.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Geese on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.