Eugene Airport (IATA: EUG, ICAO: KEUG, FAALID: EUG), also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public airport 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Eugene, in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Owned and operated by the City of Eugene, it is the fifth-largest airport in the Pacific Northwest.[3]
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. In 2022, the Eugene Airport handled 1,575,025 passengers, a 37.2% increase from the previous year.[1]
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.[4]
In 2010, a new airport rescue and firefighting facility was built.[5]
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.
Historical serviceEdit
United Airlines was the first airline to serve Eugene. In June 1944, they began Douglas DC-3s service, which flew to Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco with various stops en route. United eventually upsized to larger aircraft, which included the Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s, 737-200s, 737-300s, and 737-500s into the airport nonstop to Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland.
Air West was renamed Hughes Airwest in 1970 with each airline serving Eugene with Douglas DC-9-10s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s. In summer 1968 Air West was flying Spokane-Pasco-Yakima-Portland-Eugene-Medford-San Francisco-Fresno-Las Vegas with a DC-9 and had a nonstop DC-9 to San Francisco.[9] By summer 1980, Hughes Airwest had become all-jet and was flying nonstop DC-9s to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boise and Pasco with direct DC-9s to Denver, Tucson, Redding, Redmond, Klamath Falls, and Yakima.[10]
The original Frontier Airlines began a pair of Boeing 737-200 one stop direct flights to Denver via Salt Lake City in July 1979. That December, Frontier rerouted its Denver service via a stop in Boise.[11][12][13]
Eureka, CA-based commuter air carrier Century Airlines began flights to Crescent City, Eureka, Portland, Sacramento, and San Francisco out of Eugene in December 1979.[13]
Portland, Oregon-based commuter air carrier Air Oregon began serving the airport in the late 1970s and by 1981 was operating Fokker F27 Friendship and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner propjets on flights to Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, Reno, Eureka, Redding, Medford, Redmond, Pendleton, and North Bend.[14]
Republic Airlines acquired Hughes Airwest in September 1980 and continued to operate DC-9s to the airport but reduced the frequency formerly operated by Hughes Airwest to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Pasco, Yakima, Redmond, and Klamath Falls, and ended all flights to Boise and Denver.[15][16] During summer 1984, the airline had just two nonstop routes to San Francisco and Portland,[17] and by spring 1985, Republic had left Eugene.[18]
In fall 1984, Cascade Airways began serving the airport with BAC One-Elevens, HS-748s and Beechcraft 1900Cs. Cascade operated BAC One-Elevens nonstop to Portland and Medford, and also flew the British twin jet direct to Seattle, Spokane, and Calgary from Eugene.[19]
On August 24, 1986, the original Frontier Airlines ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy, ending its flights to Denver.[23]
Continental Airlines began Boeing 737-300 service to Eugene in April 1987, picking up Frontier Airlines' previous service to Denver. Frontier's service to the airport ended when the airline filed for bankruptcy the previous year and was acquired by Continental's parent company, the Texas Air Corporation.[24]
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines resumed Canadair CRJ-200 regional jet service to Salt Lake City on May 1, 2004, with $1.2 million of incentives offered by various public and private sources to kick-start service.[33]
United Airlines flew Boeing 737s to San Francisco until January 6, 2003 (United Flight 1423 was the last Boeing 737 flight operated by the airline out of Eugene until United briefly resumed mainline service in 2008). United had previously served Eugene with Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s as well.
Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, flew nonstop to Los Angeles from June 4, 2007 until June 6, 2010.[34] The airline continues to operate flights to Portland and Seattle with the Bombardier Q400 propjet which is the largest and fastest member of the Dash 8 regional turboprop airliner family.
In 2005, the crosswind runway was removed and replaced with Runway 16L/34R, 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long parallel to the primary runway 16R/34L.
United Airlines resumed Boeing 737 flights to San Francisco in March 2008 but ended them the following August.[35]
Allegiant Air launched twice weekly MD-80 flights nonstop to Los Angeles on June 3, 2010.[34]
Allegiant Air announced Eugene's first nonstop service to Hawaii in 2012. Launched on November 17, 2012, the once a week Boeing 757-200 to Honolulu was the largest scheduled passenger airliner at Eugene.[38] Allegiant later ended nonstop service to Honolulu from Eugene; it continues to fly mainline jets nonstop to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Phoenix/Mesa.
On February 18, 2013, the current version of Frontier Airlines announced new Eugene–Denver service three times per week scheduled from May 16 to September 8.[39]Frontier Airlines subsequently ceased all service to Eugene.
In May 2021, Avelo Airlines launched service to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, using 737-700s and -800s. They later launched service to Palm Springs from Eugene using their 737-700s.
In late August 2021, Southwest Airlines began Boeing 737 service to their Focus Cities of Oakland, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Service to San Jose, California began on June 5, 2022, & Denver, Colorado began on June 11, 2022.
There is one fixed-base 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 152s, a few Piper Warrior IIs, 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 FAA Airframe and Powerplants (A&P) certificates.
Panorama of the airport
ParkingEdit
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.
On May 2, 1986, a Horizon AirFairchild Metroliner was hijacked during a flight from Eugene to Portland. The flight was carrying 12 passengers and two pilots when it was hijacked by Douglas Burton Thomas, an unemployed Oklahoma man who was checking into a rehabilitation center in Eugene. The pilots convinced the hijacker to allow the plane to stop in Hillsboro, where the pilot left the plane and called the FBI. The hijacker held passengers and crew hostage on the aircraft while he demanded fuel, drinking water, and four parachutes and threatened to kill one passenger or blow up the plane if these demands were not met. During negotiations with the FBI, four of the passengers were released shortly and the remainder about half an hour later. This left the hijacker alone on the aircraft, however he surrendered about 15 minutes later. It was later discovered that the hijacker had boarded the aircraft without a ticket.[55]
On November 10, 1988, an American Airlines flight from San Jose to Seattle made an emergency landing in Eugene after severe vibrations were observed during the flight. Of the 31 passengers on board, there were no injuries reported. The passengers were flown to their destinations on other airlines.[56]
GalleryEdit
Terminal expansion at EUG
View from the "B" gate concourse
View from the "A" gate concourse
Aircraft viewed from the "A" gate concourse
Expanded terminal and "B" gate concourse viewed from upper level
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^ ab"Allegiant Air will offer nonstop flights to L.A." The Register-Guard. April 7, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^"Airlines cut some Eugene flights". KVAL News. April 30, 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^"Delta to cut more L.A. flights". The Los Angeles Times. July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
^"Small Airline Adding Service To Eugene". OPB News. August 7, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2012.[permanent dead link]
^"Allegiant Announces New Flights From the Mainland to Hawaii" (Press release). Allegiant Air. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
^Russo, Edward (February 19, 2013). "Frontier touching down in Eugene". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 18, 2013.[permanent dead link]
^McDonald, Sherri Buri (April 5, 2013). "American Airlines plans L.A. flights". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^Zavoral, Linda. "New nonstop flights between San Jose, Eugene's Willamette Valley". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^Chan, Julie (June 11, 2016). "United Airlines mainline service returns to Eugene Airport". KVAL News. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^Airlines, Alaska. "Flight Timetable". Alaska Airlines. from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
^"Allegiant Air route map". Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ ab"American Airlines schedule". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^"Avelo airline coming to PSP with service to Santa Rosa, Eugene and Redmond". Desert Sun. August 4, 2022.
^"Avelo Airlines route map". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ ab"Delta Airlines schedule". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^Aaron Karp (December 17, 2021). "Southwest To Add Three New Routes In 2022 Summer". Routes Online. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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^ ab"United Airlines schedule". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). "Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs International (PSP) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail". U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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External linksEdit
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AirNav airport information for KEUG
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October 20, 2023
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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 United States Owned and operated by the City of Eugene it is the fifth largest airport in the Pacific Northwest 3 Eugene AirportMahlon Sweet FieldEugene Municipal Airport2006 USGS orthophotoIATA EUGICAO KEUGFAA LID EUGSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorCity of EugeneLocationLane County near Eugene OregonElevation AMSL374 ft 114 mCoordinates44 07 23 N 123 13 07 W 44 12306 N 123 21861 W 44 12306 123 21861Websitewww flyeug comMapEUGShow map of OregonEUGShow map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m16R 34L 8 009 2 441 Asphalt16L 34R 6 000 1 829 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Passengers1 575 025 1 Aircraft operations62 692 1 Air cargo enplaned lbs 999 099 1 Based aircraft119 2018 2 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 In 2022 the Eugene Airport handled 1 575 025 passengers a 37 2 increase from the previous year 1 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 4 In 2010 a new airport rescue and firefighting facility was built 5 EUG covers 2 600 acres 1 052 ha of land 2 6 Contents 1 History 1 1 Historical service 1 2 Current service 2 Airlines and destinations 2 1 Passenger 2 2 Destinations map 2 3 Cargo 3 Statistics 3 1 Top destinations 3 2 Airline market share 4 General aviation 5 Parking 6 Incidents and accidents 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditAt 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 amp 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 Historical service Edit United Airlines was the first airline to serve Eugene In June 1944 they began Douglas DC 3s service which flew to Portland Seattle Los Angeles and San Francisco with various stops en route United eventually upsized to larger aircraft which included the Boeing 727 100s 727 200s 737 200s 737 300s and 737 500s into the airport nonstop to Denver Los Angeles San Francisco and Portland West Coast Airlines began Douglas DC 3 service to Eugene in 1947 Later West Coast operated Piper Navajos Fairchild F 27s and Douglas DC 9 10s to the airport before merging with Bonanza Airlines and Pacific Air Lines to form Air West in 1968 7 Shortly before the merger West Coast was operating DC 9s to San Francisco via Medford and nonstop to Portland continuing to Seattle Boeing Field Boise and Salt Lake City 8 Air West was renamed Hughes Airwest in 1970 with each airline serving Eugene with Douglas DC 9 10s and McDonnell Douglas DC 9 30s In summer 1968 Air West was flying Spokane Pasco Yakima Portland Eugene Medford San Francisco Fresno Las Vegas with a DC 9 and had a nonstop DC 9 to San Francisco 9 By summer 1980 Hughes Airwest had become all jet and was flying nonstop DC 9s to Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Boise and Pasco with direct DC 9s to Denver Tucson Redding Redmond Klamath Falls and Yakima 10 The original Frontier Airlines began a pair of Boeing 737 200 one stop direct flights to Denver via Salt Lake City in July 1979 That December Frontier rerouted its Denver service via a stop in Boise 11 12 13 Eureka CA based commuter air carrier Century Airlines began flights to Crescent City Eureka Portland Sacramento and San Francisco out of Eugene in December 1979 13 Portland Oregon based commuter air carrier Air Oregon began serving the airport in the late 1970s and by 1981 was operating Fokker F27 Friendship and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner propjets on flights to Portland Seattle San Francisco Sacramento Reno Eureka Redding Medford Redmond Pendleton and North Bend 14 Republic Airlines acquired Hughes Airwest in September 1980 and continued to operate DC 9s to the airport but reduced the frequency formerly operated by Hughes Airwest to Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Pasco Yakima Redmond and Klamath Falls and ended all flights to Boise and Denver 15 16 During summer 1984 the airline had just two nonstop routes to San Francisco and Portland 17 and by spring 1985 Republic had left Eugene 18 Horizon Air acquired Air Oregon in 1981 and began serving Eugene with flights to Portland Seattle and other destinations with Fairchild F 27s and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners Horizon Air has continued to serve the airport for 35 years In fall 1984 Cascade Airways began serving the airport with BAC One Elevens HS 748s and Beechcraft 1900Cs Cascade operated BAC One Elevens nonstop to Portland and Medford and also flew the British twin jet direct to Seattle Spokane and Calgary from Eugene 19 In 1985 American Airlines began direct one stop McDonnell Douglas MD 80 service to Dallas Fort Worth and Chicago via Portland on July 2 20 21 Also in 1985 Cascade Airways was continuing to operate HS 748s and Beechcraft 1900Cs to Portland and other cities after ending its BAC One Eleven service to the airport 22 Pacific Southwest Airlines PSA began three BAe 146 200 flights a day to San Francisco in December 1985 20 On August 24 1986 the original Frontier Airlines ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy ending its flights to Denver 23 Continental Airlines began Boeing 737 300 service to Eugene in April 1987 picking up Frontier Airlines previous service to Denver Frontier s service to the airport ended when the airline filed for bankruptcy the previous year and was acquired by Continental s parent company the Texas Air Corporation 24 After its acquisition of Pacific Southwest Airlines USAir later renamed US Airways flew BAe 146 200s from the airport in 1989 to Los Angeles San Francisco and Medford 25 Also in 1989 United Express operated by North Pacific Airlines was flying Embraer EMB 120 Brasilias and BAe Jetstream 31s to Portland and Seattle 25 American Airlines flew three daily Boeing 737 200 flights to its San Jose SJC hub from December 2 1988 until September 10 1993 26 27 28 Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines flew Canadair CRJ 200s nonstop to Salt Lake City from March 1995 until 1998 when it dropped the route due to a fleet shortage 29 30 In 1999 Air Wisconsin operating as United Express was flying BAe 146s nonstop to Denver in addition to nonstop United Boeing 727 200s on the same route 31 America West Express operated by Mesa Airlines started regional jet flights to Phoenix in September 1999 32 Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines resumed Canadair CRJ 200 regional jet service to Salt Lake City on May 1 2004 with 1 2 million of incentives offered by various public and private sources to kick start service 33 United Airlines flew Boeing 737s to San Francisco until January 6 2003 United Flight 1423 was the last Boeing 737 flight operated by the airline out of Eugene until United briefly resumed mainline service in 2008 United had previously served Eugene with Boeing 727 100s and 727 200s as well SkyWest Airlines took over for United flying Canadair CRJ 200s and operating as United Express to San Francisco on January 7 2003 America West Express operated by Mesa Airlines also started flights to Las Vegas in March 1 2003 Horizon Air a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines flew nonstop to Los Angeles from June 4 2007 until June 6 2010 34 The airline continues to operate flights to Portland and Seattle with the Bombardier Q400 propjet which is the largest and fastest member of the Dash 8 regional turboprop airliner family In 2005 the crosswind runway was removed and replaced with Runway 16L 34R 6 000 feet 1 800 m long parallel to the primary runway 16R 34L United Airlines resumed Boeing 737 flights to San Francisco in March 2008 but ended them the following August 35 Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet Airlines flew Embraer ERJ 145s nonstop to Los Angeles until September 1 2008 when Delta ended its contract with ExpressJet on the Eugene LAX route 36 Allegiant Air began flying McDonnell Douglas MD 80s nonstop to Phoenix Mesa in October 2008 in addition to its nonstop MD 80s to Las Vegas 37 Allegiant Air launched twice weekly MD 80 flights nonstop to Los Angeles on June 3 2010 34 Allegiant Air announced Eugene s first nonstop service to Hawaii in 2012 Launched on November 17 2012 the once a week Boeing 757 200 to Honolulu was the largest scheduled passenger airliner at Eugene 38 Allegiant later ended nonstop service to Honolulu from Eugene it continues to fly mainline jets nonstop to Las Vegas Los Angeles Oakland and Phoenix Mesa On February 18 2013 the current version of Frontier Airlines announced new Eugene Denver service three times per week scheduled from May 16 to September 8 39 Frontier Airlines subsequently ceased all service to Eugene In April 2013 American Airlines announced twice daily Canadair CRJ 200 flights to Los Angeles LAX flown by Skywest Airlines operating as American Eagle to begin June 2013 40 In November 2015 Alaska Airlines began daily Bombardier Dash 8 flights to San Jose SJC flown by Horizon Air 41 In June 2016 United Airlines began mainline service to San Francisco International Airport flown by Airbus A319s and A320s 42 In April 2017 Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines began daily service to Seattle Tacoma International Airport flown by Canadair CRJ 700 regional jets Current service Edit Horizon Air doing business under the name Alaska Airlines operates Embraer E175s to Eugene from Seattle Tacoma and Los Angeles Allegiant Air flies Airbus A319s to Las Vegas Los Angeles Oakland and Phoenix Mesa and Santa Ana American Eagle SkyWest Airlines Canadair CRJ 700s fly nonstop to Phoenix Sky Harbor American mainline service to Dallas Fort Worth began in 2021 operated by Airbus A319s Delta Connection SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175s fly to Salt Lake City and Seattle Tacoma United Airlines flies the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 nonstop to Denver and San Francisco and United Express SkyWest Airlines CRJ 700s fly to Los Angeles Denver and San Francisco In May 2021 Avelo Airlines launched service to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank California using 737 700s and 800s They later launched service to Palm Springs from Eugene using their 737 700s In late August 2021 Southwest Airlines began Boeing 737 service to their Focus Cities of Oakland California and Las Vegas Nevada Service to San Jose California began on June 5 2022 amp Denver Colorado began on June 11 2022 Airlines and destinations Edit nbsp FAA airport diagram for EUGPassenger Edit AirlinesDestinationsRefsAlaska AirlinesLos Angeles San Diego Seattle Tacoma 43 Allegiant AirLas Vegas Oakland Orange County Phoenix Mesa Seasonal Los Angeles San Diego 44 American AirlinesDallas Fort Worth Seasonal Phoenix Sky Harbor 45 American EaglePhoenix Sky Harbor 45 Avelo AirlinesBurbankSeasonal Palm Springs 46 47 Delta Air LinesSalt Lake City 48 Delta ConnectionSalt Lake City Seattle Tacoma 48 Southwest AirlinesBurbank Denver 49 Las Vegas Oakland San Jose CA Seasonal San Diego 50 United AirlinesDenver San Francisco 51 United ExpressDenver San Francisco 51 Destinations map Edit Destinations map nbsp nbsp Eugene nbsp Seattle Tacoma nbsp Denver nbsp Salt Lake City nbsp Dallas Fort Worth nbsp Phoenix Sky Harbor nbsp Las Vegas nbsp San Francisco nbsp Phoenix Mesa nbsp San Diego nbsp Los Angeles nbsp Oakland nbsp Palm Springs nbsp Burbankclass notpageimage Destinations from Eugene Airport Red Year round destination Green Seasonal destination Blue Future destinationCargo Edit AirlinesDestinationsAirpac AirlinesPortland OR Seattle TacomaAmeriflightPortland OR Redmond Bend RoseburgFedEx FeederPortland OR RoseburgMartinairePortland OR Statistics EditTop destinations Edit Top domestic routes out of EUG January 2022 December 2022 52 Rank City Passengers Carriers1 Seattle Tacoma Washington 174 950 Alaska Delta2 Oakland California 82 860 Allegiant Southwest3 Denver Colorado 82 500 Southwest United4 San Francisco California 79 750 United5 Las Vegas Nevada 62 360 Allegiant Southwest6 Los Angeles California 50 210 Alaska Allegiant7 Salt Lake City Utah 48 590 Delta8 Phoenix Sky Harbor Arizona 46 190 American9 Dallas Fort Worth Texas 39 120 American10 Burbank California 33 950 Avelo SouthwestAirline market share Edit nbsp The airport s A gates with jet bridgesLargest airlines at EUG January 2022 December 2022 53 Rank Airline Passengers Share1 SkyWest Airlines 362 000 23 41 2 Southwest Airlines 317 000 20 51 3 United Airlines 274 000 17 73 4 Horizon Air 213 000 13 74 5 Allegiant Air 141 000 9 09 Other 240 000 15 52 General aviation EditThere is one fixed base 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 152s a few Piper Warrior IIs 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 FAA Airframe and Powerplants A amp P certificates nbsp Panorama of the airportParking Edit nbsp Terminal at Eugene Airport March 2015The 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 Incidents and accidents EditOn January 24 1933 a Pacific Air Transport Ford Trimotor on a cargo flight crashed on takeoff killing 2 out of the 3 occupants on board 54 On May 2 1986 a Horizon Air Fairchild Metroliner was hijacked during a flight from Eugene to Portland The flight was carrying 12 passengers and two pilots when it was hijacked by Douglas Burton Thomas an unemployed Oklahoma man who was checking into a rehabilitation center in Eugene The pilots convinced the hijacker to allow the plane to stop in Hillsboro where the pilot left the plane and called the FBI The hijacker held passengers and crew hostage on the aircraft while he demanded fuel drinking water and four parachutes and threatened to kill one passenger or blow up the plane if these demands were not met During negotiations with the FBI four of the passengers were released shortly and the remainder about half an hour later This left the hijacker alone on the aircraft however he surrendered about 15 minutes later It was later discovered that the hijacker had boarded the aircraft without a ticket 55 On November 10 1988 an American Airlines flight from San Jose to Seattle made an emergency landing in Eugene after severe vibrations were observed during the flight Of the 31 passengers on board there were no injuries reported The passengers were flown to their destinations on other airlines 56 Gallery Edit nbsp Terminal expansion at EUG nbsp View from the B gate concourse nbsp View from the A gate concourse nbsp Aircraft viewed from the A gate concourse nbsp Expanded terminal and B gate concourse viewed from upper levelSee also EditMahlon Sweet Field Heliport Oregon World War II Army AirfieldsReferences Edit a b c d Eugene OR Website www eugene or gov a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for EUG PDF effective January 2016 Airport Manager Recruitment Brochure PDF City of Eugene Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2007 05 28 Friendly Area neighborhood website Archived from the original on May 19 2005 Eugene Airport Master Plan Executive Summary Archived from the original on 2012 10 25 Retrieved 2013 04 28 EUG airport data at skyvector com skyvector com Retrieved September 15 2022 Republic halts Eugene service The Register Guard July 7 1984 Retrieved July 23 2012 http www timetableimages com April 28 1968 West Coast Airlines timetable http www timetableimages com July 1 1968 Air West timetable http www departedflights com Sept 1 1980 Hughes Airwest timetable Despite setbacks airport is growing The Register Guard October 19 1980 Retrieved July 21 2012 Airport commission approves design for remodeling The Register Guard April 25 1979 Retrieved July 23 2012 a b Century Airlines to start service at Mahlon Sweet The Register Guard December 1 1979 Retrieved July 23 2012 http www departedflights com June 1 1981 Air Oregon system timetable Republic Airlines taking over Hughes The Register Guard September 19 1980 Retrieved July 23 2012 Airline to cut Eugene flights The Register Guard October 16 1980 Retrieved July 23 2012 http www departedflights com June 1 1984 Republic Airlines route map http www departedflights com April 28 1985 Republic Airlines map http www cascadeairways com Oct 15 1984 Cascade Airways timetable a b Economy to offer few surprises The Register Guard December 31 1985 Retrieved August 1 2012 Something special is happening to Eugene The Register Guard June 18 1985 Retrieved August 9 2012 http www departedflights com Feb 15 1985 Official Airline Guide Frontier Airlines Closes The St Petersburg Times August 25 1986 Retrieved July 25 2012 Continental to start flying from Eugene The Register Guard March 7 1987 Retrieved July 25 2012 a b http www departedflights com Dec 15 1989 Official Airline Guide Airline to provide Eugene with 3 flights to San Jose The Register Guard October 5 1988 Retrieved July 21 2012 Airport expects boost from Hyundai The Register Guard June 8 1995 Retrieved July 21 2012 Officials upbeat about airport s future The Register Guard April 20 1994 Retrieved August 9 2012 Eugene close to landing Delta The Register Guard January 13 2004 Retrieved August 1 2012 Airport gets new carrier The Register Guard January 25 1995 Retrieved August 1 2012 http www departedflights com June 1 1999 Official Airline Guide U S Airways America West to join The Register Guard May 20 2005 Retrieved July 21 2012 Flights to Utah set to take off May 1 The Register Guard February 24 2004 Retrieved August 1 2012 a b Allegiant Air will offer nonstop flights to L A The Register Guard April 7 2010 Retrieved July 20 2012 Airlines cut some Eugene flights KVAL News April 30 2008 Archived from the original on January 27 2013 Retrieved July 21 2012 Delta to cut more L A flights The Los Angeles Times July 4 2008 Retrieved July 21 2012 Small Airline Adding Service To Eugene OPB News August 7 2008 Retrieved July 20 2012 permanent dead link Allegiant Announces New Flights From the Mainland to Hawaii Press release Allegiant Air May 15 2012 Archived from the original on July 13 2012 Retrieved May 15 2012 Russo Edward February 19 2013 Frontier touching down in Eugene The Register Guard Retrieved April 18 2013 permanent dead link McDonald Sherri Buri April 5 2013 American Airlines plans L A flights The Register Guard Retrieved April 18 2013 Zavoral Linda New nonstop flights between San Jose Eugene s Willamette Valley The Mercury News Retrieved June 18 2016 Chan Julie June 11 2016 United Airlines mainline service returns to Eugene Airport KVAL News Retrieved June 18 2016 Airlines Alaska Flight Timetable Alaska Airlines Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved March 23 2018 Allegiant Air route map Retrieved September 12 2022 a b American Airlines schedule Retrieved November 14 2021 Avelo airline coming to PSP with service to Santa Rosa Eugene and Redmond Desert Sun August 4 2022 Avelo Airlines route map Retrieved November 14 2021 a b Delta Airlines schedule Retrieved November 14 2021 Aaron Karp December 17 2021 Southwest To Add Three New Routes In 2022 Summer Routes Online Retrieved December 18 2021 Southwest Airlines service for Eugene Ore to begin Aug 29 2021 with fares as low as 39 One Way Southwest Airlines April 15 2021 a b United Airlines schedule Retrieved November 14 2021 Eugene OR Mahlon Sweet Field EUG Bureau of Transportation Statistics Retrieved 3 May 2022 Research and Innovative Technology Administration RITA Palm Springs CA Palm Springs International PSP Scheduled Services except Freight Mail U S Department of Transportation US DOT Retrieved April 28 2022 Accident description for NC431H at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on August 14 2023 Man forces arraignment on charge of air piracy The Bulletin May 5 1986 Retrieved August 13 2012 Emergency landing The Modesto Bee November 11 1988 Retrieved August 9 2012 permanent dead link External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eugene Airport Eugene Airport official site Airport diagram for 1955 FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective October 5 2023 Resources for this airport AirNav airport information for KEUG ASN accident history for EUG FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEUG FAA current EUG delay information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugene Airport amp oldid 1179553719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
