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| Augusta Regional Airport
March 2015
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to the Airport’s large new industrial park.
Founded as a flight training school for the
US Military in 1941 as a means to bolster
the country's efforts heading into World
War II, the airport, then called Bush Field,
along with the accompanying buildings and
property were deeded to the City of Augusta
in 1948 by the U.S. Government. In 2000,
Bush Field was renamed Augusta Regional
Airport at Bush Field to reflect its representa-
tion of the rapidly growingCentral Savannah
River Area (CSRA), including communities
in Georgia and South Carolina. From its
early military flight training beginnings,the
Augusta Regional Airport has evolved into
an integral travel hub and economic engine
for the CSRA.
"In 1950 the first commercial service opera-
tions commenced at the new Airport," says
Director of Marketing Diane Johnston.