▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁ta wn y ▁tit - sp inet ail ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁And es ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁And es ▁ta wn y ▁tit - sp inet ail ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁Ath ens ▁Ben ▁E pp s ▁Airport ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁county - owned , ▁public - use ▁air port ▁located ▁three   na ut ical ▁miles ▁( 6   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁business ▁district ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Clar ke ▁County , ▁Georgia , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Ben ▁T . ▁E pp s , ▁the ▁first ▁av i ator ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁who ▁opened ▁the ▁air port ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁mostly ▁used ▁for ▁general ▁av iation , ▁though ▁it ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁served ▁by ▁one ▁commercial ▁air line ▁with ▁scheduled ▁passenger ▁service ▁subs id ized ▁by ▁the ▁Ess ential ▁Air ▁Service ▁program . ▁ ▁Until ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁twice - d aily ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁on ▁Air ▁Mid west ▁operating ▁as ▁US ▁Air ways ▁Express . ▁ ▁Sea Port ▁Airlines ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁air line ▁providing ▁scheduled ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁with ▁daily ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Nash ville . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1