KAGS · Augusta Regional At Bush Field

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
144
Elevation ft
2
Runways
8,001
Longest ft · 17/35
33.37N
81.96W

Augusta Regional At Bush Field serves Augusta, Georgia at 144 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 8,001 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
17/358,001 × 150 ftasphaltlit
08/266,001 × 75 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 144 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)144 ft2,466 ft2,125 ft3,188 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,344 ft2,700 ft2,252 ft3,378 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,544 ft2,934 ft2,378 ft3,568 ft
35°C afternoon2,579 ft2,941 ft2,382 ft3,573 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 8,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,573 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAGS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KBXG
Burke County Airport
20 nm S5,003 ft
K2J5
Millen Airport
29 nm S5,001 ft
KHQU
Thomson-McDuffie County Airport
29 nm W5,514 ft
KBNL
Barnwell Regional Airport
30 nm E5,119 ft
K2J3
Louisville Municipal Airport
31 nm SW5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAGS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAGS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAGS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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