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Heart of Georgia Regional Airport

airport in Eastman, Georgia, United States of America

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ14686649 ↗
Source-derived summary

Heart of Georgia Regional Airport (ICAO: KEZM, FAA LID: EZM) (formerly named Eastman–Dodge County Airport) is a public airport located in Eastman, Georgia, United States. It is situated three miles (5 km) east of the city center of Eastman. The airport is home to Middle Georgia State University's aviation management programs, which include air traffic control, flight training and mechanic programs.

History

Eastman–Dodge County Airport was built in 1966 to accommodate the expanding business needs of the local convenience store chain, Stuckey's. Eastman–Dodge County Airport was renamed to Heart of Georgia Regional Airport on October 9, 1995 by the Eastman-Dodge County Airport Authority.

The construction of a 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) aviation campus for Heart of Georgia Technical Institute was completed in December 1995 on 14 acres (5.7 ha) of land adjacent to the airport. Classes commenced at the campus in April 1996. The campus, which became Georgia Aviation Technical College in July 2001, was further expanded in March 2000 and November 2004. Middle Georgia College absorbed Georgia Aviation Technical College in 2007 and was later brought under the control of Middle Georgia State University in January 2013.

Facilities

Heart of Georgia Regional Airport has one runway, Runway 2/20 which is 6,506 by 100 feet (1,983 m × 30 m) long.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Heart of Georgia Regional Airport” as airport in Eastman, Georgia, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Heart, Georgia and Regional.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1966, 1995, 1996, 2001—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Heart, Georgia and Regional providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Heart of Georgia Regional Airport”, the useful work is to connect “airport in Eastman, Georgia, United States of America” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14686649. Authority coordinates are 32.216, -83.129. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1966, 1995, 1996 and 2001.

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How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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This entry incorporates text from “Heart of Georgia Regional Airport” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.