Transportation

Commerce is best served by a competitive array of necessary services. With its own airport, rail service, immediate interstate access and multi-vendor utility services, McDuffie County offers an ideal setting for the manufacture and transport of goods.

With a 260-year tradition of leadership in transportation, Georgia is committed to maintaining its position. Continued improvements in the air, highway, water and rail systems will preserve the state’s ability to move people and products efficiently and safely. As Georgia’s leaders look toward the 21st century, they will explore exciting technological opportunities for keeping its transportation systems the most comprehensive in the region.

If your business depends on the efficient movement of products as well as people, Georgia offers an ideal combination of location and facilities - in the heart of the nation’s fastest growing region and within easy reach of national and international markets. Our economic development professionals are ready to show you firsthand how easily you can get there from here.
 

Aviation

Commercial Airports

Georgia’s commercial airports put a huge segment of the nation’s consumer and industrial markets within easy reach. Nearest commercial air service is Bush Field located in Augusta, 37 miles east of Thomson-McDuffie. Airlines servicing this terminal are: Atlantic Southeast, Delta, US Airways, US Airways Express. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is less than a two hour drive away and is within:

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is less than a two hour drive away and is within:

  • 80% of the U.S. population
  • 79% of the nation’s 150 largest metropolitan areas
  • 77% of the nation’s metro buying income
  • 76% of retail sales in the nation’s top metro markets