Augusta Airports Make Extra Room for Influx of Jets During Masters Week

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

Private jets flying into Augusta for the week of the Masters Tournament must follow a different system for landing and parking aircraft after an effort in recent years requiring reservations failed to alleviate parking problems.

Augusta Regional Airport doubled its aircraft parking capacity this year by using two taxiways as parking areas, said Ken Hinkle, the airport's director of aviation services. About 200 aircraft, depending on the sizes and wingspans, will be able to park at the airport at one time, he said.

"We are going to open up every bit of real estate we possibly can instead of turning customers away," Hinkle said.

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