AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Holiday travel is in full swing as millions of people hit the roads, rails and skies for Thanksgiving – and gas prices are down from a year ago.

The U.S. average price is $3.03 a gallon today, down from $3.07 a year ago.

Georgia’s average price is $2.84 a gallon, down from $2.93 a year ago. Augusta’s average price is $2.78 a gallon.

South Carolina’s average price is $2.70 a gallon, down from $2.79 a year ago. The average in Aiken and Edgefield counties is $2.74 a gallon.

Holiday travelers fill airports and roads for Thanksgiving

Hundreds of passengers moved through Augusta airport gates as the Thanksgiving travel rush began in earnest.

There will be a record-setting 81.8 million Americans journeying at least 50 miles from home for the holiday. Last year,

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