Private Jet Airports in Savannah and Hilton Head
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
19 airfields serve Savannah and Hilton Head. Savannah / Hilton Head International (KSAV) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 44% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Hilton Head and Augusta Regional at Bush Field . The area spans coastal Georgia and South Carolina, stretching from Hilton Head Island down through Savannah to Augusta and the inland farm towns around Statesboro and Waynesboro. Airfields near the coast cluster within a short flight of each other, while the Augusta area sits well apart from that coastal group. Customs clearance is available at Savannah/Hilton Head International and at Brunswick Golden Isles, giving operators two separate points of entry rather than one. Flat terrain throughout the area means elevation plays little role in field selection, unlike in mountain regions where valley diversion is a factor.
Comparison
Ten of the 19 airfields serving Savannah and Hilton Head handle 97% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
All airfields
All 19 airfields serving Savannah and Hilton Head, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.
Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Savannah and Hilton Head peaks in April and is lowest in January. Five months run above the yearly average. January sees about two times fewer movements than April.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 64,412 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How far apart are the two customs airports near Savannah?
Savannah/Hilton Head International (KSAV) and Brunswick Golden Isles (KBQK) both offer CBP inspection services, and the distance between them is 54 NM. Hunter AAF (KSVN) also lists customs availability but is a private-use military field, only 8 NM from KSAV. For a crew planning an international arrival with public CBP access, the practical choice sits between KSAV and KBQK, with over 50 NM separating the two options. That gap matters when a passenger itinerary or ground transport plan is built around a specific clearance point rather than the nearest runway.
Which airports in the Savannah and Hilton Head area have runways of 6,000 ft or more?
Five public-use fields in the Savannah and Hilton Head area have paved runways of 6,000 ft or longer: Savannah/Hilton Head International (KSAV) at 9,351 ft, Augusta Regional at Bush Field (KAGS) at 8,001 ft, Brunswick Golden Isles (KBQK) at 8,001 ft, Wright AAF/Midcoast Regional (KLHW) at 6,500 ft, and Statesboro-Bulloch County (KTBR) at exactly 6,000 ft. This range spans over 3,000 ft between the shortest and longest of these fields, which matters for operators comparing runway length against aircraft category and expected load. The remaining public fields in the area fall below this length.
How concentrated is business jet traffic across the Savannah and Hilton Head area?
Savannah and Hilton Head recorded 64,412 business jet movements in 2025 across 19 airfields, but activity is uneven. Savannah/Hilton Head International (KSAV) alone logged 28,052 of those movements, and Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) added 13,366, meaning two fields account for the large majority of area traffic. Augusta Regional at Bush Field (KAGS) contributed 12,026 movements despite sitting 86 NM from the area center. The remaining fourteen airfields each recorded under 3,100 movements, with several logging fewer than 200. This concentration is relevant when weighing ramp availability against a field with lighter reported bizav activity.
What does the April traffic peak mean for scheduling into the Savannah and Hilton Head area?
April is the peak month for business jet activity in Savannah and Hilton Head, with 9,216 movements recorded against a January low of 4,038 and a monthly average of 5,368. Five months of the year run above that average, while the remaining seven sit below it, indicating a pronounced spring surge rather than a flat annual pattern. An operator planning an April arrival into this area is entering the highest-volume month of the year, more than double the January figure. Ramp and handling demand at the busier fields can be expected to track this seasonal swing.
How does elevation vary among airfields in the Savannah and Hilton Head area?
Elevation across the Savannah and Hilton Head area's public-use airfields ranges from 9 ft at Beaufort Executive (KARW) up to 309 ft at Burke County (KBXG) in Waynesboro. Most fields near the coast, including Savannah/Hilton Head International (KSAV) at 50 ft and Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) at 19 ft, sit well under 100 ft. The higher-elevation fields are found farther inland toward Augusta and Waynesboro. This spread is modest compared to mountain regions, but it is still a data point worth checking against density altitude and performance planning for the specific airfield selected.