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[augga706]

This will show you what cities are using altanta's airport the most

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Arrivals  
Date:    Dec 06, 2007 03:00 - 06:00 PM  
Airport:    (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport  
    Atlanta, GA, US

Augusta 10, Savannah 8, (CHS) Charleston 7, Greenville 7, Columbia 6,  Chattanooga 5, Albany 3, (CSG) Columbus 2.  Macon's airport had no arrivals at hartsfield. Augusta is a good choice since its already handling more airport traffic from atlanta than the rest. GA doesn't have the money to spend on a airport that would have to be built from stratch. It still would cost millions of dollars more to add to a smaller airport than to use augusta, macon, or chattanooga.
http://www.flightsta...amp;sortField=9



Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Departures  
Date:    Dec 07, 2007 03:00 - 06:00 PM  
Airport:    (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport  
    Atlanta, GA, US  

Savannah 11, Augusta 9, Charleston 8, Columbia 8, Greenville 4,  Chattanooga 3, Macon 3, Columbus 3
http://www.flightsta...s...p;x=10&y=11

Edited by augga706, 08 December 2007 - 03:48 AM.

[augga706]

Augusta Regional new terminal is now open. The cost was 30 million to complete
http://chronicle.aug...et_175957.shtml

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augga706, on Dec 8 2007, 03:55 AM, said:

This will show you what cities are using altanta's airport the most

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Arrivals  
Date:    Dec 06, 2007 03:00 - 06:00 PM  
Airport:    (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport  
    Atlanta, GA, US

Augusta 10, Savannah 8, (CHS) Charleston 7, Greenville 7, Columbia 6,  Chattanooga 5, Albany 3, (CSG) Columbus 2.  Macon's airport had no arrivals at hartsfield. Augusta is a good choice since its already handling more airport traffic from atlanta than the rest. GA doesn't have the money to spend on a airport that would have to be built from stratch. It still would cost millions of dollars more to add to a smaller airport than to use augusta, macon, or chattanooga.
http://www.flightsta...amp;sortField=9



Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Departures  
Date:    Dec 07, 2007 03:00 - 06:00 PM  
Airport:    (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport  
    Atlanta, GA, US  

Savannah 11, Augusta 9, Charleston 8, Columbia 8, Greenville 4,  Chattanooga 3, Macon 3, Columbus 3
http://www.flightsta...s...p;x=10&y=11

Actually, Savannah is handling more flights FROM Atl as you said than Augusta (11 vs. 9).  In any event, look at the large cities with multiple airports.  None of them are more than 50 miles out from the city center.  If a second Atlanta airport s built, it will be closer to Atlanta & her population centers, which removes Augusta from consideration.  Macon MAY have a chance, but it's further removed from ATL's population centers than a location on the northside.  I'd have to say if built, a second airport would go somewhere near Gainesville, or Jackson Co, as mentioned by another poster.

This whole Augusta vs. Macon whinefest over a proposed airport for ATLANTA is plain silly.  Both cities need to concentrate on why people would fly in or out of their cities (because of what is there, or by attracting low cost carriers), and worry less about what Atlanta does.

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socaguy, on Dec 7 2007, 08:40 PM, said:

Just for the record I never said I thought Augusta would be a good choice for a second airport....just that I thought it would make more sense than Macon....which it would.  I still think somewhere just north of Athens would be an awesome location.

could you kinda explain why, other than pop...

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j.midtown, on Dec 8 2007, 01:13 AM, said:

A 'quick fix' is not needed; the general study driving the funding for the study for a second airport in Atlanta did not see an excess capacity need by 2015, but rather by 2025.  ATL has plans for continued increase in capacity through the new 5th runway, the new international terminal and the planned south terminal.  A good list of alternatives is available at Wikipedia.  IMHO, one to watch is the Northeast Georgia Regional Airport, because it sits adjacent to the railroad that would be the Brain Train commuter rail route (if ever funded/approved) which could provide the synergy (a transit connection) that other sites would lack.

The same with Macon rail tracks runs right next to the airport with in walking distance....and also I-75 runs on the other side....

[yerocal]

fromsc2tx, on Dec 8 2007, 08:41 AM, said:

Actually, Savannah is handling more flights FROM Atl as you said than Augusta (11 vs. 9).  In any event, look at the large cities with multiple airports.  None of them are more than 50 miles out from the city center.  If a second Atlanta airport s built, it will be closer to Atlanta & her population centers, which removes Augusta from consideration.  Macon MAY have a chance, but it's further removed from ATL's population centers than a location on the northside.  I'd have to say if built, a second airport would go somewhere near Gainesville, or Jackson Co, as mentioned by another poster.

This whole Augusta vs. Macon whinefest over a proposed airport for ATLANTA is plain silly.  Both cities need to concentrate on why people would fly in or out of their cities (because of what is there, or by attracting low cost carriers), and worry less about what Atlanta does.

The reason why Macon and Augusta is so concentrated on what Atlanta does(2nd Airport) is because it would bring a lot of renvue and growth to these areas,  and it silly for you to ask that question, because it's time that some of the Ga's others cities reap benfits than always atlanta.... that the reason for the issue now is because atlanta is getting so chaotic and over crowed.  Why would you want put something that will draw a huge amount of traffic to area that so crowded with traffic  already that you can't move around easy as it is in that area, this was a statement and issue made by the DOT, the city and the state of GA when that area of the ATL metro was proposed.... that silly not to move it away from the chaos, instead of embedding it in right in the middle problem. Atlanta thinks it having traffic problems now, well put that airport there and people will never get to where they want to go....you'll be really forstraighted.... and a train is not going to solve that problem in atlanta, they have marta and it still a huge traffic problem...Example..

[j.midtown]

yerocal, on Dec 8 2007, 11:38 AM, said:

The same with Macon rail tracks runs right next to the airport with in walking distance....and also I-75 runs on the other side....

Except WDR is half the distance/trip from the northside population center that MCN is and there's more business and political support for the Brain Train than for the Lovejoy line (much less all the way to Macon).

[augga706]

Aslong as augusta or macon get it and not chattanooga i could care less. Everybody always complains that atlanta always sucks up georgia. Or how ga doesn't have any other major cites but atlanta. This airport by itself would end all those complaints if aug or mcn got it. If they build the airport in north ga that only helps atlanta which doesn't need any more help to grow. A airport being built in north ga doesn't help ga in having other significant cities, or decrease residents from columbia, macon, savannah, columbus, greenville, and augusta from flying out of hartsfield.

Edited by augga706, 09 December 2007 - 01:46 AM.

[augga706]

Augusta has 16 flights per day to two of the major hubs in the country. Both of these hubs have less congestion and delays than any of the New York-area airports.

Further, Augusta's savvy travelers know that the reliability of flights from Augusta is equal to the national average of more than 97 percent. In addition, on-time performance at Augusta is better than the national average, and many of the fares from Augusta are less than those in Columbia, S.C., and comparable to Atlanta.

The writer is executive director of Augusta Regional Airport

http://chronicle.aug...et_176039.shtml

[j.midtown]

Folks, while I appreciate your desire to have an economic driver like a major active airport in your favorite city, the reason a second airport is being studied for Atlanta is that ATL and the Atlanta metro area are projected to need another airport.  ATL handled almost 85 million passengers last year and is projected to be able to grow to (and handle via the planned development program) 121 million passengers in 2015, the projected airport is help handle growth beyond that.

The reason so many passengers are and will be served is that ATL is a key hub (the key hub in the southeast?) in the nation's air transit system and more and more people are traveling to and from the Atlanta metro as a destination. O&D traffic was up 37% in 2006 and projected to increase another 37% this year. The metro is currently at 5 million and is project to be near 7 million by 2030 (ARC estimate). Atlanta has 12 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the metro and hundreds of companies have regional HQs here.  The city is major convention destination and is a growing tourist destination.  

The airport has to be as close as reasonably possible to Atlanta and the population centers not because it is intended to create any more growth, but because the growth and demand is there and will continue to be there.

[augga706]

Augusta Regional Airport's New Terminal Grand Opening
The terminal will be passenger-friendly.

There are only few renovations left to complete, such as landscaping. The goal: finish all renovations in time for the Masters.

Edited by augga706, 22 January 2008 - 09:48 PM.

[augga706]

Augusta Regional Airport new 30 million dollar terminal Grand opening is set for Saturday

Edited by augga706, 25 January 2008 - 06:40 PM.

[socaguy]

Looks good!  About right for a metro of 530,000 people or more.

[augga706]

DOT awards Daniel Field Airport $150,000 grant

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Augusta a $150,000 grant for use at the Daniel Field Airport, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Rep. Paul Broun.

Officials plan to use the money to renovate the terminal building, the release stated. Airport Director Buster Boshears said they have begun creating a preliminary redesign plan that includes a new roof and an elevator to make the second floor handicap accessible.

http://chronicle.aug...et_194333.shtml

Edited by augga706, 10 April 2008 - 05:21 PM.

[augga706]

Air Taxi service growing in augusta.

ImagineAir, based in Lawrenceville, Ga., has completed more than 500 taxi flights since it opened a year ago. About 65 flights originated in the Augusta area, said Haroon Qureshi, the director of public relations and sales.

"We're looking at possibly having a base in Augusta and putting aircraft there. That will potentially lower fares in Augusta," he said. If selected, Augusta could become a base within six months, he said.

ImagineAir provides flights to about 400 destinations in the Southeast. The company's clients are mostly business travelers, who can book flights online for convenience. They arrive only 15 minutes before departure, and an aircraft is waiting for them, Mr. Qureshi said.
IMAGINEAIR

Based in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Flies to 400 destinations in the Southeast

Flies into Daniel Field Airport, Augusta Regional Airport, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport and Aiken Municipal Airport.

SATSAIR (SMART AIR TRAVEL SOLUTIONS)

Based in Greenville, S.C.

Flies to destinations in the Southeast Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia

Flies into Daniel Field Airport, Augusta Regional Airport, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport and Aiken Municipal Airport.

DAYJET

- Based in Boca Raton, Fla.

- Flies to 45 destinations in the Southeast

- Augusta is a "day stop" and clients can fly from a day stop to any of 10 "day ports," including Macon and Savannah, Ga.; Montgomery, Ala.; and Pensacola, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Lakeland, Naples, Boca Raton, and Opa Locka, Fla.

Edited by augga706, 15 April 2008 - 01:01 PM.

[jungletobacco]

Great new! I wonder how smooth things went during masters weeks at te airport.

[augga706]

Looks like more tourist and businessmen are flying out of Augusta Regional.
Year starts with big jump in airline traffic

More airline travelers are choosing to fly out of Augusta than in the previous two years.

In the first four months of this year, 1,400 more travelers boarded commercial airlines at Augusta Regional Airport than in the same period in 2007 and 2,500 more than in 2006.

There are now 13 flights leaving Augusta daily. Going into the summer travel season, the Delta connection, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, has six daily flights, said airport spokeswoman Diane Johnston.

US Airways Express recently added a seventh flight. US Airways' enplanements from January to April are 18 percent higher than a year ago. Enplanement, the industry term for people boarding a flight, is the measure of the airport where travelers start a trip.

On average, 428 people departed Augusta on airlines every day during 2007, according to airport data. For the first four months of 2008, the airport has been averaging 469.

Cumulative boarding numbers for the January-to-April period on airlines and charter flights.

2006: 50,095

2007: 52,559

2008: 56,859

Edited by augga706, 24 May 2008 - 11:05 AM.