East Georgia Regional Airport

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East Georgia Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Emanuel and The City of Swainsboro
ServesSwainsboro, Georgia
Elevation AMSL327 ft / 100 m
Coordinates32°36′32″N 082°22′11″W / 32.60889°N 82.36972°W / 32.60889; -82.36972Coordinates: 32°36′32″N 082°22′11″W / 32.60889°N 82.36972°W / 32.60889; -82.36972
WebsiteOfficial Website [1]
Map
SBO is located in Georgia
SBO
SBO
Location of airport in Georgia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,021 1,835 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations5,112
Based aircraft16

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[]

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 36 is equipped for RNAV approaches. The magnetic variation from 2015 is 6 degrees West.[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 24, 2012, the airport had 5,112 aircraft operations, on average 92 per week: 83% general aviation and 17% air taxi. At that time there were 16 aircraft based at this airport: 7 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]

Airlines and destinations[]

Cargo operations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Cargo Carriers for UPS Airlines Columbia

Accident[]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SBO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Cummings, Ciara; Palermo, Celia. "Deadly Plane Crash in Emanuel Co". WRDW-TV. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Preliminary Report – Swainsboro, GA – August 25, 2018". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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