It is a Masters gift nearly as elusive as a ticket: a direct flight into Augusta, Ga.
But maybe not any longer.
With a few months until the start of the 2025 Masters, Delta Airlines is announcing its largest-ever service to the Augusta Regional Airport for tournament week. Delta, an Atlanta-based company that serves as one of the Masters’ “official partners,” will increase seating capacity to Augusta during the week of golf’s first major by 15 percent in 2025, raising the number of daily seats flying into the event to 1,900.
Masters regulars know all too well the pain of travel into Augusta. For most throughout the United States, the easiest way to make it into Augusta is to fly into the major international airport in Atlanta, then handle a 2.5-hour drive into Augusta. Other more convenient options include Columbia, S.C. Still, neither option beats beat the convenience of flying into Augusta, a tiny regional airport located just minutes from the front entrance to the golf course.
“As Delta celebrates its Centennial year, we’re proud to welcome Masters patrons to our home state of Georgia for the iconic Masters Tournament,” Joe Esposito, Delta’s SVP for network programming said in a release announcing the expanded service. “With new service from Minneapolis and White Plains, and increased frequency from LaGuardia, we’re making it easier than ever to connect to this world-renowned event.”
Delta’s new schedule will include one daily direct flight from Minneapolis St. Paul, Detroit and Boston; eight daily flights from Atlanta; two daily flights from New York-LaGuardia, and one flight each on tournament Wednesday, Friday and Monday from Westchester, Washington D.C.-Reagan, Austin and New York-Kennedy. According to the airline, the new schedule will put 215 destinations within one layover of a flight direct to Augusta.
The news marks the second time in the last two years that Delta has expanded its service to Augusta for tournament week, a decision that has been greeted with excitement from the tens of thousands of golf fans who make the journey to Augusta every April. While the accessibility ultimately benefits only about 20,000 visitors, far less than the overall number of visitors during tournament week, it greatly expands the flexibility of those hoping to make it to the event.
The 2025 Masters will be competed at Augusta National Golf Club from April 9-13, 2025.
