Southwest Oregon Regional Airport

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Southwest Oregon Regional Airport North Bend Municipal Airport
IATA: OTH - ICAO: KOTH
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Coos County Airport District
Serves		North Bend, Oregon
Elevation AMSL		17 ft (5 m)
Coordinates		43°25′02″N, 124°15′46″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
4/22	5,321	1,622	Asphalt
13/31	4,471	1,363	Asphalt
16/34	2,320	707	Asphalt

Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (IATA: OTH, ICAO: KOTH), formerly known as North Bend Municipal Airport, is a public airport located in the city of North Bend, in Coos County, Oregon, USA. It is operated by the Coos County Airport District and serves the entire county.

The airport changed its name in April 2006 to avoid confusion with Bend, a city in central Oregon. According to an airport press release, the name "will be more descriptive of the region" and "will cure many of the problems experienced by travelers to the South Coast area who have been inadvertently sent to central Oregon's Bend/Redmond area by mistake."

It is the only commercial airport on the Oregon Coast and is served by the lone carrier Horizon Air, which has linked North Bend to Portland International Airport since 1982. The airport is currently trying to attract more airlines to the airport to offer more destinations to passengers. In conjunction with airport authorities in Klamath Falls, Coos County aviation authorities are seeking federal funding to cover the start-up costs for an airline to provide service from both airports to San Francisco, California. According to a press release, negotiations with Skywest Airlines could begin soon after a grant offer is made in late summer 2006.

Horizon Air recently added service from North Bend to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the first time during the summer of 2006 with a daily, non-stop flight.

The airport has recently been flooded by private jets filled with golfers on their way to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, a 20 minute drive from the airport. The airport is planning to construct a new terminal and use the current one, which was recently remodeled, for general aviation use.