The airport opened a new passenger terminal in December 2007 and renovated the entire property, designed by the LPA Group.

[2] In the year ending July 31, 2022, the Augusta Regional Airport had 42,038 aircraft operations, an average of 115 per day: 49% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 16% military and 17% scheduled commercial.

Delta Air Lines has been flying to Augusta since May 2011 after an 11-year hiatus using the Boeing 717-200 aircraft flights to and from its hub in Atlanta.

In 1941, the City of Augusta learned that the United States Army Air Corps was looking for a site to locate a basic Contract Pilot School.

With the Army's approval, Darr chose a 900-acre (3.6 km2) tract 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of the City adjacent to the Savannah River.

On March 22, 1941, Darr entered into an agreement with local officials to invest $500,000 in buying the acreage and building a school.

Darr estimated that the school would employ 300 civilians with an annual payroll of $1.5 million, In turn, the City and Richmond County agreed to move a City-owned hangar from nearby Daniel Field, pave the aircraft parking ramp, pave a road in the area to create a runway, and provide convict labor with guards.

Training began on June 10, with flying cadets arriving from the Air Corps primary schools at Albany and Americus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Camden, South Carolina, Arcadia and Lakeland, Florida.

By early 1944, training requirements began to decrease, and with the possibility at that time of closing nearby Camp Gordon, the Army suddenly had no use for the field.

The surplus aircraft at Bush included almost every Army and Navy model, from primary trainers and drones to B-24s and large transports.

One of the airport's most profitable initiatives occurred in 1955 when a transient terminal was opened to sell fuel and to provide service to visiting aircraft.

To this day, the fueling operation continues as a major source of revenue for the airport, keeping it self-sufficient and profitable.

By the close of the 1960s, the airport had doubled its baggage claim area and added a terminal, a tower, a lobby, a hotel, parking meters, and a second runway.

By the 1990s, Bush Field tenants and visitors were contributing about $290 million in annual economic activity with nearly 2,200 jobs attributed to the airport.