Augusta Regional Airport | B siness World | March 2015 76 ues to grow with the region, looking toward the future will mean addressing challenges that lie ahead in the area of expansion of facilities and infrastructure, along with diversification of the revenue stream, according to Williams. "Our expectation is that many businesses will want to relocate to the CSRA in support 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 access or will be very dependent on our Airport 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 development efforts." The Airport is well positioned to attract new development with its proximity to the Ports of Charleston and Savannah, the CSX-Norfolk 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 Airport has an 8,000 foot primary runway that
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