Transportation
Waycross, the economic hub of the Okefenokee Area, received its name from its strategic position—where "the ways cross”.
In colonial days, Waycross was the hub of stage coach roads and pioneer trails. Later, the old Plant System and the Brunswick and Western Railroad lines crossed here, giving birth to our modern rail and highway network. Waycross is strategically located for service to the southeastern United States. South Georgia Parkway (US 82), a four-lane highway, connects directly to two interstate highways: I-75 to the west and I-95 to the east, each approximately one hour away.
From Scapa Rd in the Waycross–Ware County Industrial Park, tractor-trailer driving distances are approximately 56.3 miles to I-95, 68.2 miles to I-75 and 74.8 miles to I-295. Four-lane corridors—including U.S. 1, U.S. 82/South Georgia Parkway and U.S. 84—provide efficient freight access to interstate highways, regional markets and the ports of Brunswick, Savannah and Jacksonville.
CSX Transportation’s largest and most productive automated classification facility is located in Waycross, Georgia.
Waycross’s importance to the system traffic pattern and geographic location combine to establish it as an ideal facility site. Six separate CSX lines radiate from Waycross, resulting in direct access to all areas of the southeastern United States. Approximately 65 trains per day are handled in the Waycross facility. Direct daily trains connect Waycross to such major metropolitan areas as Atlanta, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Chicago, Miami, Tampa, Nashville, Cincinnati, Richmond, Charleston, Louisville, and Birmingham. Communities south of Atlanta have a one- to two-day delay in shipments as compared to delivery to and from Waycross. Direct rail line access is available from all of our industrial parks, which serves as a great transportation opportunity. CSX is one of the nation’s largest and oldest railroads, with links to 20 states and Canada. No other rail system in the South is better suited to meet all your transportation needs than CSX.
The Waycross-Ware County Airport is a public airport situated on 1,051 acres. It has three runways, one of which is 6,000 feet in length and 100 feet wide.
Waycross–Ware County Airport
Waycross–Ware County Airport (FAA: AYS; ICAO: KAYS) is a public-use general aviation airport located adjacent to the Waycross–Ware County Industrial Park and approximately three miles northwest of downtown Waycross. Its proximity gives local industries and visiting executives convenient air access only minutes from area businesses and available development property.
The airport has three asphalt runways, including a 5,992-foot primary runway equipped with an Instrument Landing System, high-intensity runway lighting and approach lighting. Services include full-service Jet A and 100LL fueling, hangar and tiedown parking, automated weather reporting and courtesy vehicles for pilots and passengers. The airport supports corporate, business, emergency, training and recreational aviation.
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) provides Ware County with convenient access to commercial air service throughout the United States. The airport handled more than 7.5 million arriving and departing passengers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and averaged 88 daily airline departures. Current airlines, nonstop destinations and schedules are available at FlyJacksonville.com.
Waycross is ideally located near four deep water ocean ports.
Georgia’s deep water ports in Savannah and Brunswick continue to grow in importance as major transportation hubs for the movement of international commerce. Location weighs heavily as a contributing factor of sustained growth in businesses that access Georgia’s ports. The Brunswick, Georgia port is less than one hour away and the Savannah, Georgia port is less than two hours away. The Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach, Florida ports are just over an hour away.
Each of these ports are accessible by four-lane highways from all of our parks. The Okefenokee Area’s location makes shipping by water an easy and affordable alternative for any business.
Highways
Waycross, the economic hub of the Okefenokee Area, received its name from its strategic position—where "the ways cross”.
In colonial days, Waycross was the hub of stage coach roads and pioneer trails. Later, the old Plant System and the Brunswick and Western Railroad lines crossed here, giving birth to our modern rail and highway network. Waycross is strategically located for service to the southeastern United States. South Georgia Parkway (US 82), a four-lane highway, connects directly to two interstate highways: I-75 to the west and I-95 to the east, each approximately one hour away.
From Scapa Rd in the Waycross–Ware County Industrial Park, tractor-trailer driving distances are approximately 56.3 miles to I-95, 68.2 miles to I-75 and 74.8 miles to I-295. Four-lane corridors—including U.S. 1, U.S. 82/South Georgia Parkway and U.S. 84—provide efficient freight access to interstate highways, regional markets and the ports of Brunswick, Savannah and Jacksonville.
Railway System
CSX Transportation’s largest and most productive automated classification facility is located in Waycross, Georgia.
Waycross’s importance to the system traffic pattern and geographic location combine to establish it as an ideal facility site. Six separate CSX lines radiate from Waycross, resulting in direct access to all areas of the southeastern United States. Approximately 65 trains per day are handled in the Waycross facility. Direct daily trains connect Waycross to such major metropolitan areas as Atlanta, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Chicago, Miami, Tampa, Nashville, Cincinnati, Richmond, Charleston, Louisville, and Birmingham. Communities south of Atlanta have a one- to two-day delay in shipments as compared to delivery to and from Waycross. Direct rail line access is available from all of our industrial parks, which serves as a great transportation opportunity. CSX is one of the nation’s largest and oldest railroads, with links to 20 states and Canada. No other rail system in the South is better suited to meet all your transportation needs than CSX.
Airport
The Waycross-Ware County Airport is a public airport situated on 1,051 acres. It has three runways, one of which is 6,000 feet in length and 100 feet wide.
Waycross–Ware County Airport
Waycross–Ware County Airport (FAA: AYS; ICAO: KAYS) is a public-use general aviation airport located adjacent to the Waycross–Ware County Industrial Park and approximately three miles northwest of downtown Waycross. Its proximity gives local industries and visiting executives convenient air access only minutes from area businesses and available development property.
The airport has three asphalt runways, including a 5,992-foot primary runway equipped with an Instrument Landing System, high-intensity runway lighting and approach lighting. Services include full-service Jet A and 100LL fueling, hangar and tiedown parking, automated weather reporting and courtesy vehicles for pilots and passengers. The airport supports corporate, business, emergency, training and recreational aviation.
Jacksonville International Airport
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) provides Ware County with convenient access to commercial air service throughout the United States. The airport handled more than 7.5 million arriving and departing passengers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and averaged 88 daily airline departures. Current airlines, nonstop destinations and schedules are available at FlyJacksonville.com.
Deep Water Ports
Waycross is ideally located near four deep water ocean ports.
Georgia’s deep water ports in Savannah and Brunswick continue to grow in importance as major transportation hubs for the movement of international commerce. Location weighs heavily as a contributing factor of sustained growth in businesses that access Georgia’s ports. The Brunswick, Georgia port is less than one hour away and the Savannah, Georgia port is less than two hours away. The Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach, Florida ports are just over an hour away.
Each of these ports are accessible by four-lane highways from all of our parks. The Okefenokee Area’s location makes shipping by water an easy and affordable alternative for any business.