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]
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 | ||||||||||
Website | Official Website | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() SBO Location of airport in Georgia | |||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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 | Destinations |
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Air Cargo Carriers for UPS Airlines | Columbia |
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]