Augusta, GA

After Masters, traffic takes off at Augusta Regional Airport

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2 years ago

April 15, 2024

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After Masters, traffic takes off at Augusta Regional Airport

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta Regional Airport is seeing a lot more passengers than usual.

The staff from the airport says the Monday after the Masters Tournament is the busiest day of the year.

Officials estimate about 30,000 people traveled through the airport during Masters week – about the same number as during a regular month. But instead of departing over the course of a week, most of them are leaving Monday.

If you’re flying out, the biggest advice airport employees have is to give yourself plenty of time.

In fact, they encourage you to get there about three hours before your flight.

And it’s a good idea to check the Transportation Security Administration guidelines to make sure everything is good to go on the plane.

The airport is simultaneously handling people in town for the Masters who are now leaving, as well as local residents returning from spring break.

It’s a time when the airport also has more flights than usual because the airlines add nonstop flights to extra destinations to accommodate Masters patrons.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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6 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.

AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.

But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.

He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.

He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.

His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.

Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.

“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”

AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.

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