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Class C

Augusta Regional At Bush Field

ID KAGS FAA AGS Elev 144 ft Lat 33° 22.19' N Lon 81° 57.87' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KAGS

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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FAA Airport Diagram · KAGS

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Runways at KAGS

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.14%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 168° 8,001 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
35 348° 8,001 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
08 078° 6,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
26 258° 6,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.06%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

6 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 132.750
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.700
  • CTAF CTAF 118.700
  • A/D APP/DEP 119.150
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KAGS

  • NDB AG

    Bushe

    0.23 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB EMR

    Emory

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC IRQ

    Colliers

    113.90 MHz · DME 113.90 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KAGS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

3 matched · 9 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 17 & 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 17 & 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 17 & 35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 17 & 35 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE HAZARD COYOTE.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·HVY BIRD ACT INVOF ARPT NOV-MAR.
  • ·CAUTION: TAXI-LANE RAMP ENTRANCE/EXIT POINT INTO STANDARD AERO STORM WATER DITCH ON NORTH SIDE.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC AUGUSTA APCH AT 706-771-1777, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·TOUCH AND GO OPS UNAVBL FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS.
  • ·ARFF INDEX C AVBL UPON REQUEST.
  • ·ARFF INDEX D AVBL WITH 48 HR NOTICE. 2S-175. 2T-585K (B-C-17), 2D/2D2-975K (747), 840K (C-5) 2D/2D2-975K (747).
  • ·PCR VALUE: 120/F/B/X/T PCR VALUE: 930/R/B/W/T PER SURVEY DEC 2004 RWY 17-35.
  • ·PAPI RWYS 08, 17, 26 & 35, OPER CONSLY.
  • ·REIL RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26; HIRL RWY 17/35 OPER CONSLY WHEN ATCT CLSD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · AGS

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KAGS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KAGS

51 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

5

22.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 55,316 ops in 1991

2024 total

45,236

10-yr total

329,718

2024 mix

AC/AT 33% · GA 53% · Mil 14%

Events / million ops

9.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.07

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Other 1

All time · n=51

  • Other 33
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-03-25 Beech BE-90 · Gear-up · day →
2006-08-03 Cessna 172M · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-04-12 Cessna 182S · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2003-06-16 Piper PA-31P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2022-09-26 Cessna 414 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-10-16 Bombardier BD 700 1A10 · Other · day →
2017-05-24 Beech 58 · Gear-up · IMC · night →
2011-07-18 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-04-11 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Gear-up · VMC · dawn →
2010-10-21 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112TC · CFIT · VMC · night-moonlit →
2008-05-20 Cessna 150H · Weather · VMC · day →
1997-04-22 Piper PA-32R-300 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
1995-01-12 Cessna 414 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-08-07 Beech C-90 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1990-03-25 Mooney M-20L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-01-31 Cessna 425 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1987-06-20 Maule M-7-235 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-03-01 Beech 23 · Other · VMC · night →
1983-05-24 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · day →
1979-03-10 Cessna 310C · Other →
1979-02-20 Beech B58 · Other →
1978-12-03 Cessna 177 · Other →
1978-03-23 Cessna R172K · Other →
1978-03-08 Cessna 207 · Other →
1977-04-01 Mitsubishi MU-2B · Other →
1976-08-27 Bell 47 · Other →
1976-07-06 Cessna 337B · Other →
1974-12-02 Cessna P206 · Other →
1974-11-09 Beech 55 · Other →
1974-03-29 Piper PA-23 · Ground collision →
1973-07-21 Beech G18S · Other →
1972-12-09 AERO COMDR 680V · Other →
1972-09-25 Cessna 336 · Other →
1972-09-20 Cessna 180 · Weather →
1972-09-16 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1972-04-26 Beech S35 · Other →
1972-02-24 Mooney M20E · Other →
1971-09-22 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1971-05-06 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1970-02-21 Aeronca 7BCM · Other →
1969-05-14 Cessna 411 · Other →
1967-10-22 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1967-07-05 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1967-06-25 Piper PA-22 · Other →
1967-04-09 Piper PA-22 · Stall / spin →
1966-09-03 Mooney M20C · Other →
1966-01-09 Piper PA-18 · Other →
1965-06-04 Mooney M20A · Other →
1965-04-24 Globe 6C-1A · Other →
1965-04-09 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1964-07-09 Aeronca 7BM · Other →

Designees in GA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KAGS — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,408

Flight Instructors

A&P

13,587

Mechanics

AME

61

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

10

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

17

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

9

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

9

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

38

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

31

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

127

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

141

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

4

Organizational Designations

Schools

65

Flight Schools

FBO

80

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

28

Flying Clubs

Repair

15

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

25

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KAGS

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 15 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 53 nm
Randall Kelsey Haralson Elberton GA 63 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 66 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 71 nm
William Patrick Rourke Anderson SC 77 nm
Ronald Edward Cox Athens GA 80 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 83 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 83 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KAGS

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Wayne Russell Yarolem Beech Island SC 5 nm
David Allen Snyder Augusta GA 6 nm
Dino James Prowse Augusta GA 6 nm
Thomas Daniel Doster Augusta GA 6 nm
Jerry Todd Coleman Augusta GA 6 nm
John Lansdale Creson Jr Augusta GA 6 nm
Kaivalya Sandeep Bhagat Augusta GA 6 nm
Jason Charles Finley Jackson SC 9 nm
Terrance David Brunson North Augusta SC 9 nm
Frederick Lawrence Singer North Augusta SC 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KAGS

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Charles Randy Powell Beech Island SC 5 nm
Wendell D Busbee Beech Island SC 5 nm
Herbert Allen Josey Beech Island SC 5 nm
Craig Lee Pickerel Jr Beech Island SC 5 nm
Karl H Keller Augusta GA 6 nm
Berry Jay Shealy Augusta GA 6 nm
William Davis Rhinesmith Augusta GA 6 nm
David Burlie Wolfgram Augusta GA 6 nm
Virgil David Bolyard Jr Augusta GA 6 nm
Richard Harrison Church Augusta GA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KAGS

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 60 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 77 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 77 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 88 nm
AB Aviation
Winder, GA
 93 nm
Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation)
Winder, GA
 93 nm
Southern Dawg Detailing LLC
Winder, GA
 93 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 106 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 108 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 115 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.