Eugene Airport

Eugene Airport
Mahlon Sweet Field
Eugene Municipal Airport

2006 USGS Orthophoto
IATA: EUGICAO: KEUGFAA LID: EUG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Eugene
Location Lane County, near Eugene, Oregon
Elevation AMSL 374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates 44°07′23″N 123°13′07″W / 44.12306°N 123.21861°W / 44.12306; -123.21861
Website www.flyeug.com
Map
KEUG

Location of Eugene Airport

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16R/34L 8,009 2,441 Asphalt
16L/34R 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
The A-gates, with jet bridges

Eugene Airport (IATA: EUG, ICAO: KEUG, FAA LID: EUG), also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public airport 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Eugene, in Lane County, Oregon. Owned and operated by the City of Eugene, it is the fifth-largest airport in the Pacific Northwest.[1] The terminal building has "A" gates on the upper level and "B" gates, ticketing, and baggage claim on the lower level. The airport has an expanded air cargo facility and three fixed-base operators (FBOs) to handle general aviation. By boardings of airline passengers, the Eugene Airport is the second busiest airport in Oregon with 407,098 enplanements in 2012 (behind Portland with 7,142,610 enplanements and ahead of Medford with 337,483). The airport was named for Mahlon Sweet (18861947), a Eugene automobile dealer who was a strong supporter of aviation and pushed to get the now-defunct Eugene Air Park built in 1919, followed by the current airfield in 1943.[2] In 2010, a new airport rescue and firefighting facility was built.[3]

Airlines and destinations

FAA Airport diagram for EUG

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines
operated by Horizon Air
Portland (OR), San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix/Mesa
American Eagle Los Angeles
Delta Connection Salt Lake City
United Airlines San Francisco (begins June 9, 2016)
United Express Denver, San Francisco

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Airpac Airlines Seattle/Tacoma
Ameriflight Portland (OR)
FedEx Feeder Portland (OR)
Martinaire Portland (OR)

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from EUG (Dec 2014 – Nov 2015)[4]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 San Francisco, California 108,000 United
2 Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 79,000 Horizon
3 Portland, Oregon 78,000 Horizon
4 Los Angeles, California 45,000 Allegiant, American Eagle
5 Salt Lake City, Utah 36,000 Delta Connection
6 Denver, Colorado 35,000 United
7 Oakland, California 19,000 Allegiant
8 Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona 18,000 Allegiant
8 Las Vegas, Nevada 18,000 Allegiant
10 San Jose, California 1,000 Horizon

General aviation

Panorama of the airport

There is one fixed based operator on field that caters to general aviation, Atlantic Aviation. Atlantic specializes in maintenance and working on larger general aviation aircraft like Gulfstreams and Learjets. They are the only on-airport company that has fuel trucks. There is also a general aviation self serve fuel station located on the field.

Eugene Flight Center, a flight school and charter operation, operates on the north end of the airport. They offer charter and aerial photography flights as well as flight instruction. Fairbanks Aircraft Service LLC is collocated with Eugene Flight Center and offers general aviation maintenance and repair services.

Mahlon Sweet is also home to the Lane Community College Flight Academy. LCC's Flight Technology Center provides flight instruction for private, commercial, instrument, multi-engine and flight instructor. Their fleet includes several Cessna 152's, a few Piper Warrior II's, Piper Arrow IV, and a Piper Seminole. Lane Aviation Academy is located at the southern end of Mahlon Sweet Field. The Aviation Maintenance Technician program is one of the oldest FAA Pt. 147 approved AMT schools in continuous operation. The AMT program also operates a Pt. 145 Approved Repair Station. During the two-year program the students are taught all aspects of aircraft and helicopter maintenance and repair in preparation to pass the written and oral and practical exams to obtain an FAA Airframe and Powerplants (A&P) certificates.

Parking

Terminal at Eugene Airport, March 2015

The parking facility is attended 24 hours a day and contains 237 short-term and more than 1000 long-term parking spaces in the main lot, with an additional 582 spaces in the overflow lot. A shuttle service serves the overflow lot when in use.

History

At the request of Mahlon Sweet the original Eugene Air Park was built in 1919 at what is now the southeast corner of West 18th Avenue and Chambers Street. This first airstrip took care of all aviation operations until the modern Mahlon Sweet Field opened in 1943.

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. The December 1951 C&GS diagram shows three runways forming an asterisk: the 026-deg runway was 5229 ft long, the 111-deg was 5205 ft and the 158-deg was 3999 ft.

Airport diagram for 1955

Historical airline service

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. "Airport Manager Recruitment Brochure" (PDF). City of Eugene. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  2. Friendly Area neighborhood website
  3. "Eugene Airport Master Plan Executive Summary". Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  4. "Eugene Airport, Oregon (EUG)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. May 2011.
  5. "Republic halts Eugene service". The Register-Guard. July 7, 1984. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  6. http://www.timetableimages.com, April 28, 1968 West Coast Airlines system timetable
  7. 1 2 "Republic Airlines taking over Hughes". The Register-Guard. September 19, 1980. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  8. http://www.timetableimages.com, July 1, 1968 Air West system timetable
  9. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1980 Hughes Airwest system timetable
  10. "Despite setbacks, airport is growing". The Register-Guard. October 19, 1980. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  11. "Airport commission approves design for remodeling". The Register-Guard. April 25, 1979. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Century Airlines to start service at Mahlon Sweet". The Register-Guard. December 1, 1979. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  13. http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1981 Air Oregon system timetable
  14. "Airline to cut Eugene flights". The Register-Guard. October 16, 1980. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  15. http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1984 Republic Airlines route map
  16. http://www.departedflights.com, April 28, 1985 Republic Airlines route map
  17. http://www.cascadeairways.com, Oct. 15, 1984 Cascade Airways system timetable
  18. 1 2 "Economy to offer few surprises". The Register-Guard. December 31, 1985. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  19. "Something special is happening to Eugene". The Register-Guard. June 18, 1985. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  20. http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Eugene flight schedules
  21. "Frontier Airlines Closes". The St. Petersburg Times. August 25, 1986. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  22. "Continental to start flying from Eugene". The Register-Guard. March 7, 1987. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  23. 1 2 http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Eugene flight schedules
  24. "Airline to provide Eugene with 3 flights to San Jose". The Register-Guard. October 5, 1988. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  25. "Airport expects boost from Hyundai". The Register-Guard. June 8, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  26. "Officials upbeat about airport's future". The Register-Guard. April 20, 1994. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  27. "Eugene close to landing Delta". The Register-Guard. January 13, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  28. "Airport gets new carrier". The Register-Guard. January 25, 1995. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  29. http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Denver-Eugene flight schedules
  30. "U.S. Airways, America West to join". The Register-Guard. May 20, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  31. "Flights to Utah set to take off May 1". The Register-Guard. February 24, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  32. 1 2 "Allegiant Air will offer nonstop flights to L.A.". The Register-Guard. April 7, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  33. "Airlines cut some Eugene flights". KVAL News. April 30, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  34. "Delta to cut more L.A. flights". The Los Angeles Times. July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  35. "Small Airline Adding Service To Eugene". OPB News. August 7, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  36. "Allegiant Announces New Flights From the Mainland to Hawaii" (Press release). Allegiant Air. May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  37. Russo, Edward (February 19, 2013). "Frontier touching down in Eugene". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  38. McDonald, Sherri Buri (April 5, 2013). "American Airlines plans L.A. flights". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  39. "Man forces arraignment on charge of air piracy". The Bulletin. May 5, 1986. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  40. "Emergency landing". The Modesto Bee. November 11, 1988. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

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