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ABY Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (IATA: ABY, ICAO:KABY) is located in the city of Albany, United states.

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IATA Code

ABY

ICAO Code

KABY

Name

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport

Type

Country / Region

United states (US)

City

Albany

Latitude

31.5355150

Longitude

-84.1944730

Time Zone

UTC−05:00

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Airport Overview

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport（ABY）, identified by ICAO code KABY, is a regional airport serving Albany, Georgia, in the United States. Its position in southwest Georgia makes it relevant to local manufacturers, agricultural businesses, distributors and time-sensitive shippers that need an air gateway without routing every movement through a major metropolitan airport. The airport should be treated as a regional origin or destination point rather than a large-scale international cargo hub. Our service team can evaluate whether the shipment should move through the airport, connect by truck to a larger gateway, or use a combined air-road solution. Local handling capacity, available uplift, customs arrangements and carrier acceptance must be confirmed for each shipment before booking.

Airport	Southwest Georgia Regional Airport
Codes	IATA: ABY \| ICAO: KABY
Location	Albany, Georgia, United States
Coordinates	31.5355150, -84.1944730
Local time	UTC−05:00, subject to applicable seasonal time changes in the region

Key Highlights

Regional-airport profile: Best suited to planned regional movements, local pickup and delivery, and feeder arrangements rather than assuming direct international cargo uplift.
Gateway selection matters: International shipments may require a connection or bonded road feeder through a larger U.S. gateway, depending on carrier acceptance and destination.
Limited public cargo assumptions: Cargo terminal, screening, cool-chain, dangerous-goods and customs capabilities must be confirmed shipment by shipment.
Schedule sensitivity: Regional capacity and cutoff times can change with operating schedules, aircraft type, weekends, holidays and weather.
Local coordination is essential: Our team should confirm the actual receiving party, truck access, warehouse appointment and release process before issuing final routing instructions.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport should not be presented as having a full international cargo complex unless the operating carrier, handling agent or airport authority confirms the specific service. Our service team will verify the following before accepting a booking:

General cargo handling

Confirm the appointed ground handler, acceptance hours, piece and weight limits, build-up or breakdown process, and whether loose cargo can be accepted.

Screening and security

Verify whether screening is available locally or must be completed at an onward gateway. Do not tender packed cargo before the security route is confirmed.

Temperature-sensitive freight

Pre-clear the availability of cool-room or protected staging. If no suitable facility is confirmed, use validated packaging and minimize airport dwell time.

Dangerous goods

Acceptance depends on the carrier, handling agent, commodity classification, packaging, labels and applicable aircraft limitations. Advance approval is required.

Customs and bonded movement

Confirm whether customs entry, examination, bonded trucking or release will be handled locally or at the connecting gateway. Airport presence alone does not establish customs cargo capability.

Pickup and delivery

Our team can arrange local trucking subject to appointment, dock access, consignee hours, equipment requirements and proof-of-delivery procedures.

Routes & Transit Times

Typical planning logic is to combine local collection or delivery with an available regional flight, an airline-approved connection, or a road feeder to a larger U.S. air cargo gateway.
International routing may involve export handling, security screening and customs processing at the connecting gateway rather than at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport.
Possible carrier participation, uplift, aircraft type, connection point and operating days must be confirmed at quotation stage; our service team does not assume a fixed airline or nonstop cargo route.
Transit time is affected by booking confirmation, local cutoff, truck availability, connection reliability, customs inspection, weekends, public holidays and weather. Final timing is provided only after the carrier confirms space.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Albany and the wider southwest Georgia market can generate regional demand from agriculture, food-related businesses, manufacturing, maintenance operations, distributors and public-sector or institutional shippers. The exact commodity mix varies by season and shipper profile.

Agricultural and food-related freight: time-sensitive samples, packaging, replacement parts and selected products requiring controlled handling.
Industrial and maintenance cargo: machine components, tooling, electrical parts and urgent maintenance materials, subject to dimensions and aircraft acceptance.
Commercial shipments: documents, small parcels, trade samples and replenishment cargo moving to or from regional businesses.
Special cargo: pharmaceuticals, perishables, live animals or dangerous goods require prior facility, carrier and regulatory confirmation rather than automatic acceptance.

Operations & Compliance

Cutoff control: Obtain the confirmed acceptance cutoff from the handling agent and airline. A planned departure time is not the same as a cargo tender deadline.
Accurate documentation: Prepare the air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list, shipper and consignee details, harmonized classification where applicable, export information and any required permits.
Dangerous goods and batteries: Provide the correct UN number, proper shipping name, packing instruction, net quantity, labels and declaration when applicable. Lithium batteries must be assessed under current carrier and U.S. requirements.
Customs and release: Confirm importer-of-record responsibility, broker appointment, entry filing, examination handling and release instructions before dispatching the truck.
Special handling: Temperature-controlled, oversized, fragile, high-value, live-animal or human-remains shipments require written pre-acceptance and a documented contingency plan.

Shipping Tips

Send our service team the commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, ready time, origin, destination and any special handling requirement before requesting a route.
Ask for two plans where practical: an airport-based option and a larger-gateway alternative using controlled road feeder service. This helps manage regional capacity and missed-connection risk.
Use strong, stackable packaging with clear piece marks and a contact label. For fragile or temperature-sensitive cargo, specify the acceptable exposure time and required packaging qualification.
Do not deliver freight until space, acceptance point, screening process, customs responsibility and truck appointment have been confirmed in writing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Southwest Georgia Regional Airport handle international cargo directly?

International handling should not be assumed. Our team will verify the operating carrier, customs arrangement, security screening and onward connection. Where direct international acceptance is unavailable, we can assess a gateway-and-truck solution.

Can I book an urgent shipment from Albany?

Yes, a request can be assessed, but urgency does not guarantee uplift. We need the cargo details and ready time to compare available regional capacity with a road transfer to a larger gateway.

Are dangerous goods accepted?

Only after classification and pre-approval. Acceptance depends on the airline, aircraft routing, packaging, documentation, screening and handling capability at each point in the movement.

Can temperature-sensitive cargo move through the airport?

It may be possible when suitable equipment and a protected transfer plan are confirmed. Without confirmed cold-chain facilities, our team will recommend validated packaging and the shortest practical dwell time.

What information is needed for a quotation?

Provide commodity description, pieces, dimensions, weight, value, origin and destination, Incoterms, ready date, customs party, and any requirements for batteries, dangerous goods, temperature control, oversize handling or delivery appointment.

Data Sources & Provenance

The airport identity, codes, location, coordinates, country, city and time-zone information in this module are based on the supplied airport record. Operational statements are planning guidance for a regional U.S. airport and are deliberately subject to carrier, handler, customs and airport confirmation.

U.S. aviation regulatory and airport-reference framework: faa.gov
U.S. customs and import/export process reference: cbp.gov
International airline cargo terminology and industry reference: iata.org

Carrier schedules, acceptance rules, cargo facilities, customs arrangements, cutoffs, charges and transit times are dynamic and must be reconfirmed by our service team before shipment tender.