Eugene Airport

Eugene Airport Mahlon Sweet Field
IATA: EUG – ICAO: KEUG – FAA LID: EUG EUG Location of the Airport in Oregon
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
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
16R/34L	8,009	2,441	Asphalt
16L/34R	6,000	1,829	Asphalt

Eugene Airport (IATA: EUG, ICAO: KEUG, FAA LID: EUG), also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public airport located 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] providing commercial air service to a six-county region in mid-Oregon. The modern terminal building has "A" gates on the upper level and "B" gates, ticketing, and baggage claim on the lower level. The airport also has an expanded air cargo facility to serve the growing air cargo demands of the region, and two fixed base operators (FBOs) to handle general aviation needs. The airport served approximately 740,000 passengers in 2007.

The airport was named for Mahlon Sweet (1886 - 1947), 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]

Airlines and destinations

FAA Airport diagram for EUG

Eugene Airport is served by four air carriers:

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon Air	Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma
Allegiant Air	Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix/Mesa
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines	Salt Lake City
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines	Denver, Portland (OR), San Francisco

General aviation

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.

Oregon's Civil Air Patrol Wing HQ, commanded by Capt Donald R Cole, is also located at Mahlon Sweet Field. Oregon is one of only six states, or "wings," that comprise the Pacific Region of Civil Air Patrol -- the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

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.

Parking

A B-17 Flying Fortress at the airport

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

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force.

Eugene Airport has been served by many different carriers to different destinations.

• Delta Connection (SkyWest Airlines) flew to Salt Lake City until 1998 when it ceased the route due to a fleet shortage.
• America West Express (Mesa Airlines) flew to Phoenix from September 1999 - ?
• Delta Connection (SkyWest Airlines) resumes service to Salt Lake City on November 1, 2001 after three year without the service.
• United Airlines flew Boeing 737s to San Francisco until January 6, 2003 and from 2007 to September 2008 (United Flight 1423 was the last 737 flight out of Eugene)
• SkyWest Airlines took over for United flying Canadair Regional Jets to San Francisco on January 7, 2003
• America West Express (Mesa Airlines) also flew to Las Vegas from March 1, 2003 - ?
• Horizon Air flew to Los Angeles from June 4, 2007 - ?
• Delta Connection flew to Los Angeles until 2008

See also

• Mahlon Sweet Field Heliport
• Oregon World War II Army Airfields

References

The A-gates, with jet bridges.

1. ^ "Airport Manager Recruitment Brochure" (PDF). City of Eugene. http://www.eugene-or.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_191084_0_0_18/airportmanagerbrochure.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-28. 
2. ^ Friendly Area neighborhood website

External links

• Eugene Airport (official site)
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KEUG
  • ASN accident history for EUG
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEUG
  • FAA current EUG delay information