| Eugene Airport Mahlon Sweet Field |
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| IATA: EUG – ICAO: KEUG – FAA LID: EUG
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Eugene | ||
| Location | Lane County, near Eugene, Oregon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 374 ft / 114 m | ||
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| 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]
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Eugene Airport is served by four air carriers:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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 |
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.
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.
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.