East Georgia Regional Airport

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
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
WebsiteOfficial Website
Map
SBO is located in Georgia
SBO
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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

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. 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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