Bulldog MOA Changes - Shaw AFB and Augusta Regional Airport Compromise

The Augusta Chronicle featured an article on the Bulldog MOA that Shaw AFB, McEntire JNGB, and other services use on November 29, 2008. Augusta Regional Airport and the Air Force have come to a compromise on airspace changes, but Swainsboro-Emanuel County Airport is still resisting those changes. Below is an excerpt from the article, you can read the entire article here.

MILITARY AIRCRAFT TRAINING PLAN

THE PROPOSAL: Shaw Air Force Base has proposed expanding military aircraft training operations into air space used by facilities in Augusta, Swainsboro and Millen.

THE IMPACT: Military aircraft would be allowed to fly at an altitude of 500 feet, a drop from 11,000 feet in some areas.

THE DEAL: Augusta Regional Airport officials negotiated to have the path changed; Augusta will not be affected by any changes.

THE CRITICISM: An official from the Swainsboro Emanuel County Airport says civilian aircraft planning to land at the facility would face delays that could hurt area commerce. The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing the request to exclude Swainsboro Emanuel County's airspace.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net