🇺🇸 Richard B Russell Airport

Richard B. Russell Regional Airport (RMG), also known as Richard B. Russell Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles north of Rome, Georgia, in Floyd County. It is the largest aviation facility north of Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport in Georgia [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].

Type of Facility and Operations:

• Facility Use: Open to the public [russellregionalairport.com/airport].
• Control Tower: No air traffic control tower [russellregionalairport.com/airport].
• Operations: For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 61,000 aircraft operations, averaging 167 per day. These operations were 98% general aviation and 2% military.
• Based Aircraft: As of December 31, 2022, there were 69 aircraft based at the airport: 54 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 1 ultralight, and 2 jet.
• Runways: The airport has two asphalt paved runways:
• Runway 1/19: 7,010 ft. x 150 ft. (High Intensity Runway Lights) [russellregionalairport.com/airport]
• Runway 7/25: 4,498 ft. x 100 ft. (Medium Intensity Runway Lights) [russellregionalairport.com/airport]
• Fuel: 100LL and Jet A+ are available [russellregionalairport.com/airport].
• Communications: UNICOM and CTAF are on 122.725 MHz [russellregionalairport.com/airport]. Approach/Departure services are provided by Atlanta ARTCC [russellregionalairport.com/airport].

Notable Features or History:

• Establishment: Development began in 1942 when Floyd County purchased 670 acres of land, which was then turned over to the U.S. Navy for use as a Naval Auxiliary Base [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history]. The airport was deeded back to Floyd County in 1945 [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].
• Naming: In 1971, "Russell Field" was renamed the "Richard B. Russell Airport" after Senator Richard B. Russell, an influential figure in Georgia's infrastructure advancement [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].
• Terminal Naming: In 2007, the terminal building was named after Admiral John H. Towers, the "Father of Naval Aviation," who was born and raised in Rome, Georgia [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].
• Military Training: Due to its location and support facilities, a large contingency of Atlanta-based military units conduct aviation training missions at Russell Field [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].
• Aviation Training Center: The Georgia Northwestern Technical College Aviation Training Center, offering an Aviation Maintenance Technology program, was constructed at RMG in 2008 [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].
• Runway Extension: In 2013, a SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) was approved by Floyd County citizens, which included a 1,000-foot extension to runway 1/19 [russellregionalairport.com/airport/page/history].
• Civil Air Patrol: The Rome Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is located at the airport.

Current Status:

• The airport is currently operational [russellregionalairport.com/airport].
• There is an active construction notice at the airport [russellregionalairport.com/airport].
• Attendance hours are Monday-Friday 0700-2000 and Saturday-Sunday 0900-1800 [russellregionalairport.com/airport].

*Sources researched: russellregionalairport.com, nfdc.faa.gov, en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com*