About Us
Pat Epps and Epps Aviation have come a long way since the aviation pioneer days when Epps’ father, Ben T. Epps, the first pilot in Georgia, built and flew his first vintage aircraft in 1907. Ben Epps built another eight aircraft designs until 1937, when he was fatally injured in a takeoff crash at the airport in Athens, Georgia, which is now named in his honor.
His six sons and two of his three daughters all became pilots. In 1965, Pat Epps bought a small fixed-based operation (FBO) at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) and began Epps Air Service. The original facility consisted of a main hangar (40,000 square feet) and a shop-office area with 19 employees.
Through the years, Epps continued to grow. Today, more than four decades later, Epps’ team numbers more than 170 and operates on a total of 21 acres at Georgia’s second busiest airport. The facility consists of the original main hangar, a terminal lobby, two maintenance/avionics hangars totaling 54,000 square feet, five corporate aircraft hangars, 40 T-hangars, and its own fuel farm.