Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Aerial view of SAV
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSavannah Airport Commission
ServesSavannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
OpenedMay 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05)
Operating base forAllegiant Air
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates32°07′39″N 081°12′08″W / 32.12750°N 81.20222°W / 32.12750; -81.20222
Websitesavannahairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 9,351 2,850 Concrete
1/19 7,002 2,134 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers3,897,532
Aircraft operations111,948
Based aircraft150
Sources: Airport website,[1] Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport[3] (IATA: SAV[4], ICAO: KSAV, FAA LID: SAV) is a commercial and military-use airport in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Savannah/Hilton Head International provides travelers with access to Savannah, Georgia, and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as well as neighboring areas including Bluffton and Beaufort, South Carolina and the Golden Isles region of Coastal Georgia.

Owned by the City of Savannah and managed by the Savannah Airport Commission, Savannah/Hilton Head International is located seven nautical miles 8 miles (13 km) northwest of the Savannah Historic District.[2] The airport's passenger terminal is directly accessible to Interstate 95 between Savannah and the suburban city of Pooler. Its previous names include Savannah International Airport, Travis Field and Chatham Field.

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[5] U.S. Customs facilities are on the field and the airport is part of a Foreign Trade Zone.

  1. ^ "Savannah Hilton Head International Stats". Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SAV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport, official website
  4. ^ "IATA Airport code Search (SAV: Savannah / Hilton Head)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.