East Georgia Regional Airport
East Georgia Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | County of Emanuel and The City of Swainsboro | ||||||||||
| Serves | Swainsboro, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 327 ft / 100 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′32″N 082°22′11″W / 32.60889°N 82.36972°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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  SBO Location of airport in Georgia | |||||||||||
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East Georgia Regional (ICAO: KSBO, FAA LID: SBO) is a city/county-owned public-use airport in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, United States.[1] The airport is located 2 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Swainsboro, Georgia.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]East Georgia Regional covers an area of 237 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 327 feet (100 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,021 x 100 feet (1,835 x 30 m). Runway 14 is equipped with ILS, RNAV and NDB approaches. Runway 32 is equipped for RNAV approaches. The magnetic variation from 2015 is 6 degrees West.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 10,500 aircraft operations, average 29 per day: 90% general aviation and 10% air taxi. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 1 glider.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Cargo operations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Cargo Carriers for UPS Airlines | Columbia |
Accident
[edit]On August 25, 2018, a Cessna 182A carrying a group of skydivers crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at approximately 2:00 pm EDT, killing the pilot and three of the four passengers.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SBO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
- ^ Cummings, Ciara; Palermo, Celia. "Deadly Plane Crash in Emanuel Co". WRDW-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Preliminary Report – Swainsboro, GA – August 25, 2018". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links
[edit]- [1] Airport Official Website
- Aerial photo as of January 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SBO, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SBO
- AirNav airport information for KSBO
- ASN accident history for SBO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures