105 public-use fields

Georgia Airport Density Altitude

Georgia has 105 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KDZJ — Blairsville	Blairsville	1,907 ft	3,992 ft	July
KPUJ — Paulding Northwest Atlanta	Atlanta	1,289 ft	3,556 ft	July
KJZP — Pickens County	Jasper	1,535 ft	3,520 ft	July
KAJR — Habersham County	Cornelia	1,448 ft	3,482 ft	July
49A — Gilmer County	Ellijay	1,486 ft	3,461 ft	July
KGVL — Lee Gilmer Meml	Gainesville	1,277 ft	3,426 ft	July
KCTJ — West Georgia Regional/O V Gray Field	Carrollton	1,165 ft	3,381 ft	July
9A0 — Lumpkin County-Wimpys	Dahlonega	1,329 ft	3,349 ft	July
KRYY — Cobb County International/Mccollum Field	Atlanta	1,040 ft	3,253 ft	July
KLZU — Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field	Lawrenceville	1,062 ft	3,244 ft	July
KATL — Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International	Atlanta	1,026 ft	3,243 ft	July
4A4 — Polk County/Cornelius Moore Field	Cedartown	974 ft	3,234 ft	July
KPDK — Dekalb-Peachtree	Atlanta	998 ft	3,166 ft	July
KTOC — Toccoa Rg Letourneau Field	Toccoa	996 ft	3,157 ft	July
KCCO — Newnan Coweta County	Atlanta	970 ft	3,150 ft	July
6A2 — Griffin-Spalding County	Griffin	958 ft	3,142 ft	July
KCNI — Cherokee County Regional	Canton	1,220 ft	3,137 ft	July
KPIM — Harris County	Pine Mountain	902 ft	3,128 ft	July
5A9 — Roosevelt Meml	Warm Springs	882 ft	3,104 ft	July
GA2 — Peach State Aerodrome	Williamson	926 ft	3,103 ft	July
KAHN — Athens/Ben Epps	Athens	812 ft	3,098 ft	July
KJCA — Jackson County	Jefferson	951 ft	3,090 ft	July
KWDR — Barrow County	Winder	934 ft	3,088 ft	July
KHMP — Atlanta Speedway	Atlanta	882 ft	3,049 ft	July
KFFC — Atlanta Regional Falcon Field	Atlanta	808 ft	3,032 ft	July
D73 — Cy Nunnally Meml	Monroe	875 ft	3,016 ft	July
KFTY — Fulton County Exec/Charlie Brown Field	Atlanta	841 ft	3,011 ft	July
18A — Franklin-Hart	Canon	890 ft	3,004 ft	July
KOPN — Thomaston-Upson County	Thomaston	798 ft	2,990 ft	July
KCVC — Covington Municipal	Atlanta	820 ft	2,949 ft	July
KCPP — Greene County Regional	Greensboro	689 ft	2,899 ft	July
KVPC — Cartersville	Cartersville	759 ft	2,887 ft	July
KLGC — Lagrange/Callaway	Lagrange	694 ft	2,875 ft	July
9A5 — Barwick Lafayette	Lafayette	776 ft	2,865 ft	July
KCZL — Tom B David Field	Calhoun	656 ft	2,859 ft	July
KRMG — Richard B Russell Regional - J H Towers Field	Rome	644 ft	2,845 ft	July
82A — Marion County	Buena Vista	682 ft	2,842 ft	July
KDNN — Dalton Municipal	Dalton	709 ft	2,820 ft	August
52A — Madison Municipal	Madison	694 ft	2,802 ft	July
KIIY — Washington/Wilkes County	Washington	646 ft	2,762 ft	July
KMAC — Macon Downtown	Macon	437 ft	2,733 ft	July
6A1 — Butler Municipal	Butler	667 ft	2,726 ft	July
KDNL — Daniel Field	Augusta	422 ft	2,714 ft	July
KEBA — Elbert County-Patz Field	Elberton	615 ft	2,688 ft	July
KHQU — Thomson/Mcduffie County	Thomson	501 ft	2,683 ft	July
KMLJ — Baldwin County Regional	Milledgeville	385 ft	2,651 ft	July
KCSG — Columbus	Columbus	398 ft	2,649 ft	July
25J — Randolph County	Cuthbert	460 ft	2,639 ft	July
KMCN — Middle Georgia Regional	Macon	354 ft	2,632 ft	July
KOKZ — Kaolin Field	Sandersville	439 ft	2,620 ft	July
KDBN — W H 'Bud' Barron	Dublin	311 ft	2,610 ft	July
65J — Wrens Meml	Wrens	450 ft	2,609 ft	July
KACJ — Jimmy Carter Regional	Americus	468 ft	2,606 ft	July
KPXE — Perry-Houston County	Perry	418 ft	2,582 ft	July
KFZG — Fitzgerald Municipal	Fitzgerald	365 ft	2,578 ft	July
4J8 — Treutlen County	Soperton	345 ft	2,572 ft	July
5A2 — Warner Robins Air Park	Warner Robins	409 ft	2,571 ft	July
KSBO — East Georgia Regional	Swainsboro	327 ft	2,550 ft	July
KCKF — Crisp County-Cordele	Cordele	310 ft	2,548 ft	July
KSYV — Sylvester	Sylvester	403 ft	2,515 ft	July
48A — Cochran	Cochran	377 ft	2,514 ft	July
75J — Turner County	Ashburn	389 ft	2,498 ft	July
16J — Dawson Municipal	Dawson	332 ft	2,490 ft	July
KBXG — Burke County	Waynesboro	309 ft	2,480 ft	July
KVDI — Vidalia Regional	Vidalia	274 ft	2,468 ft	July
51A — Hawkinsville-Pulaski County	Hawkinsville	270 ft	2,463 ft	July
2J3 — Louisville Municipal	Louisville	328 ft	2,460 ft	July
53A — Dr C P Savage Sr	Montezuma	345 ft	2,457 ft	July
KAZE — Hazlehurst	Hazlehurst	255 ft	2,445 ft	July
KDQH — Douglas Municipal	Douglas	257 ft	2,429 ft	July
KAMG — Bacon County	Alma	200 ft	2,426 ft	July
KEZM — Heart Of Georgia Regional	Eastman	303 ft	2,424 ft	July
KABY — Southwest Georgia Regional	Albany	196 ft	2,421 ft	July
KBHC — Baxley Municipal	Baxley	201 ft	2,421 ft	July
KTMA — Henry Tift Myers	Tifton	355 ft	2,420 ft	July
KAGS — Augusta Regional At Bush Field	Augusta	146 ft	2,415 ft	July
KAYS — Waycross-Ware County	Waycross	141 ft	2,409 ft	July
2J5 — Millen	Millen	240 ft	2,396 ft	July
KTBR — Statesboro-Bulloch County	Statesboro	187 ft	2,386 ft	July
KMQW — Telfair-Wheeler	Mc Rae	202 ft	2,380 ft	July
KMHP — John Edwin Jones Sr Field/Metter Municipal	Metter	197 ft	2,368 ft	July
KRVJ — Swinton Smith Field At Reidsville Municipal	Reidsville	196 ft	2,367 ft	July
KVLD — Valdosta Regional	Valdosta	203 ft	2,363 ft	July
KMGR — Moultrie Municipal	Moultrie	297 ft	2,362 ft	July
KMUL — Spence	Moultrie	292 ft	2,355 ft	July
KHOE — Homerville	Homerville	187 ft	2,344 ft	July
3J6 — Davis Field	Folkston	68 ft	2,339 ft	July
KBGE — Decatur County Industrial Air Park	Bainbridge	141 ft	2,330 ft	July
70J — Cairo-Grady County	Cairo	264 ft	2,327 ft	August
KTVI — Thomasville Regional	Thomasville	264 ft	2,327 ft	August
4J5 — Quitman Brooks County	Quitman	185 ft	2,317 ft	July
KJYL — Plantation Airpark	Sylvania	190 ft	2,311 ft	July
KBIJ — Early County	Blakely	215 ft	2,304 ft	July
KJES — Jesup-Wayne County	Jesup	108 ft	2,296 ft	July
15J — Cook County	Adel	235 ft	2,286 ft	July
4J2 — Berrien County	Nashville	240 ft	2,280 ft	July
KCWV — Claxton-Evans County	Claxton	112 ft	2,264 ft	July
17J — Donalsonville Municipal	Donalsonville	147 ft	2,246 ft	July
KCXU — Camilla-Mitchell County	Camilla	176 ft	2,226 ft	July
KSAV — Savannah/Hilton Head International	Savannah	50 ft	2,189 ft	July
4J1 — Brantley County	Nahunta	85 ft	2,146 ft	July
KLHW — Wright Aaf (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional	Fort Stewart (Hinesville)	47 ft	2,143 ft	July
KSSI — St Simons Island	St Simons Island	19 ft	2,072 ft	July
09J — Jekyll Island	Jekyll Island	11 ft	2,062 ft	July
KBQK — Brunswick Golden Isles	Brunswick	26 ft	2,038 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Georgia airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Blairsville (KDZJ) tops the list: from 1,907 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,992 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Georgia?

Blairsville (KDZJ) at 1,907 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.