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Augusta Regional Airport |
B siness World |
March 2015
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ues to grow with the region, looking toward
the future will mean addressing challenges
that lie ahead in the area of expansion of fa-
cilities and infrastructure, along with diver-
sification of the revenue stream, according to
Williams.
"Our expectation is that many businesses
will want to relocate to the CSRA in sup-
port of the military and medical expansion
currently under way in our area," explains
Williams. "Many of these new businesses
will have private aircraft or need hangar ac-
cess or will be very dependent on our Air-
port for commercial air service. Thankfully,
we have a terminal that is easily expandable,
available developable land and a community
that is very supportive of our economic de-
velopment efforts."
The Airport is well positioned to attract new
development with its proximity to the Ports
of Charleston and Savannah, the CSX-Nor-
folk Southern Railroad running adjacent to
Airport property, and interstate highways
I-520 and I-20 just a couple of miles from
the Airport entrance. Additionally, the Air-
port has an 8,000 foot primary runway that