SAV

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

ICAO KSAV32.1266°N 81.2000°W50 ft / 15 mLarge airport
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Savairprot-14jan1999
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Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (IATA: SAV, ICAO: KSAV) is a large airport in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It opened in 1918. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,351 ft (2,850 m). In 2025 it handled 4.2 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1918–1918
1918
OpenedSavannah Hilton Head International Airport opens.

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Savannah/Hilton Head International AirportGulfstream Service CenterFBOFBO
10/28091° / 271° · LIT
LENGTH9,351 ft2,850 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
01/19360° / 180° · LIT
LENGTH7,002 ft2,134 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
1.9M
2.0M
2.1M
2.4M
2.7M
2.9M
1.2M
2.7M
3.5M
3.8M
4.1M
4.2M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

41 destinations · 1 country
1,000 km2,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 214 mi / 344 kmATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 214 mi / 345 kmPIE · St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 304 mi / 490 kmPGD · Punta Gorda Airport · 363 mi / 584 kmBNA · Nashville International Airport · 418 mi / 672 kmFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 423 mi / 681 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 441 mi / 709 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 516 mi / 830 kmCVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · 516 mi / 831 kmDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 520 mi / 837 kmBWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · 549 mi / 884 kmCMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport · 552 mi / 888 kmMSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 556 mi / 895 kmCAK · Akron Canton Regional Airport · 608 mi / 978 kmPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 630 mi / 1,014 kmDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 707 mi / 1,138 kmEWR · Newark Liberty International Airport · 708 mi / 1,140 kmJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 718 mi / 1,155 kmLGA · LaGuardia Airport · 723 mi / 1,163 kmHPN · Westchester County Airport · 744 mi / 1,197 kmMDW · Chicago Midway International Airport · 759 mi / 1,221 kmORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 774 mi / 1,246 kmGRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport · 780 mi / 1,255 kmBDL · Bradley International Airport · 824 mi / 1,326 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 849 mi / 1,367 kmHOU · William P. Hobby Airport · 851 mi / 1,370 kmPVD · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · 854 mi / 1,374 kmBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 901 mi / 1,450 kmDAL · Dallas Love Field · 913 mi / 1,469 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 923 mi / 1,486 kmMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 1,092 mi / 1,758 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 1,412 mi / 2,272 kmLCK · Rickenbacker International Airport · 540 mi / 869 kmPIT · Pittsburgh International Airport · 580 mi / 934 kmIND · Indianapolis International Airport · 597 mi / 960 kmSTL · St. Louis Lambert International Airport · 689 mi / 1,109 kmHVN · Tweed New Haven Airport · 780 mi / 1,256 kmMCI · Kansas City International Airport · 904 mi / 1,455 kmATW · Appleton International Airport · 926 mi / 1,491 kmSDF · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · 490 mi / 788 kmMEM · Frederick W. Smith International Airport · 544 mi / 875 kmDENMSPATWDFWMCIBOSHOUHVNGRRORDSTLPHLCAKINDPITMSYMEMLCKDCASDFMIABNAPGDATLCLTPVDBDLLGADTWCVGPIEIAHHPNBWIFLLMDWJFKEWRCMHIADSAV
Year-round32
CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Eagle, American Airlines344 km214 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines345 km214 miPIESt. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air490 km304 miPGDPunta Gorda AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air584 km363 miBNANashville International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines672 km418 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways681 km423 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Eagle709 km441 miIADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Express, Allegiant Air, United Airlines830 km516 miCVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air831 km516 miDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Eagle837 km520 miBWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines884 km549 miCMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways888 km552 miMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways895 km556 miCAKAkron Canton Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways978 km608 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Eagle1,014 km630 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,138 km707 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines1,140 km708 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways1,155 km718 miLGALaGuardia AirportUnited States · Delta Connection, American Eagle1,163 km723 miHPNWestchester County AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,197 km744 miMDWChicago Midway International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,221 km759 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines1,246 km774 miGRRGerald R. Ford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,255 km780 miBDLBradley International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,326 km824 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Express1,367 km849 miHOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,370 km851 miPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,374 km854 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air, Delta Connection, JetBlue Airways1,450 km901 miDALDallas Love FieldUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,469 km913 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Eagle, American Airlines1,486 km923 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,758 km1,092 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,272 km1,412 mi
Seasonal14
MIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Airlines709 km441 miLCKRickenbacker International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air869 km540 miPITPittsburgh International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air934 km580 miINDIndianapolis International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air960 km597 miPHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,014 km630 miSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,109 km689 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Connection1,138 km707 miEWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Express1,140 km708 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,246 km774 miHVNTweed New Haven AirportUnited States · Avelo Airlines1,256 km780 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,450 km901 miMCIKansas City International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines1,455 km904 miATWAppleton International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,491 km926 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · Southwest Airlines2,272 km1,412 mi
Most destinationsAllegiant Air 12Southwest Airlines 8American Eagle 7Breeze Airways 7American Airlines 5Delta Air Lines 4

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from SAV. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport” (revision of 14 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers4.2M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#373of 3,974 · #93 North America · #73 USLongest runway9,351 ft2,850 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,549of 29,823 · #329 North America · #244 USElevation50 ft15 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#39,136of 43,341 · #17,752 North America · #14,674 USAgeOpened 19182026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=158of 15,079 · =21 North America · =20 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

11 channels
A/DAPP/DEP118.400
ATISATIS123.750
CLDCLNC DEL119.550
CTAFCTAF125.975
GNDGND121.900
MISCANDERSON RDO112.700
OPSCRTC OPS23.700
POST165 AW COMD POST22.575
RDOMACON RDO123.650
TWRTWR125.975
UNICUNICOM122.950