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Northeast Georgia's gateway serving the Athens community.
Opened
1920
Location
Athens, United States
Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) is a public airport located in Athens, Georgia, serving the northeastern Georgia region including the University of Georgia community. Named after Benjamin T. Epps, a pioneering Georgia aviator who was one of the early aviators in the American South, the airport has a long history tied to local aviation heritage.
The airport offers limited commercial service alongside general aviation operations, making it a primarily general aviation facility. Its proximity to the University of Georgia and the city of Athens gives it modest but consistent demand for business and personal travel.
As a smaller regional airport, AHN provides a convenient alternative to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for travelers in the northeastern Georgia area, reducing the need for the roughly 70-mile drive to Atlanta.
Terminals
The airport has a single small terminal building handling the limited commercial and general aviation passenger traffic.
Getting to & from
Ground transportation to downtown Athens and the University of Georgia campus is available via rental cars and taxi services, with the airport located approximately 4 miles from the city center.
Airlines here
Commercial service at AHN has been limited and intermittent historically, with general aviation dominating operations; no major airline currently maintains scheduled service.
Notable facts
- ›Named after Benjamin T. Epps Sr., a pioneering Georgia aviator who built and flew his own aircraft in the early 1900s.
- ›The airport covers approximately 775 acres of land.
- ›It has two runways, with the primary runway measuring around 5,999 feet in length.
- ›Athens is home to the University of Georgia, which generates notable general aviation traffic.
- ›The airport operates as a reliever airport for the congested Atlanta metropolitan area airspace.
This profile is provided for general information only. Details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airport's official website before acting on them.
