Suspicious Object Investigation Closes Middle Georgia Regional Airport

MACON, Ga. — Authorities temporarily closed the Middle Georgia Regional Airport Tuesday morning after deputies and bomb detection canines discovered a suspicious object inside a secure area of the airport, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center received notification of the incident at approximately 8:21 a.m.

Officials said patrol deputies and members of the sheriff’s office Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bomb Unit were conducting a sweep of the evacuated airport when canines alerted to a suspicious object inside a secured section of the facility at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, located at 1000 Terminal Drive.

Authorities said the Bomb Unit secured the object for examination.

No injuries have been reported, and officials stated there were no patrons inside the airport when the object was discovered.

The airport remains closed while the investigation continues, according to authorities.

Investigators have not released additional details regarding the nature of the object or the circumstances surrounding the incident. Officials said more information will be released as it becomes available.