Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
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| IATA: MFR – ICAO: KMFR – FAA LID: MFR | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Jackson County | ||
| Serves | Medford, Oregon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,335 ft / 407 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°22′27″N 122°52′25″W / 42.37417°N 122.87361°WCoordinates: 42°22′27″N 122°52′25″W / 42.37417°N 122.87361°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 8,800 | 2,682 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 42,063 | ||
| Based aircraft | 215 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (IATA: MFR[2], ICAO: KMFR, FAA LID: MFR) is a public airport three miles (6 km) north of downtown Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon.[1] Jackson County's Aviation Authority owns and operates it.
By airline passenger count Medford Airport is the third busiest airport in Oregon with 301,742 enplanements in 2011 (behind Eugene and Portland with 393,504 and 6,808,486 respectively).[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
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Facilities and aircraft [edit]
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport covers 885 acres (358 ha) at an elevation of 1,335 feet (407 m) above mean sea level. It has one {{asphalt]] runway 14/32 measuring 8,800 by 150 feet (2,682 x 46 m).[1]
The airport has recently had major renovations which include a new 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2) terminal building with room for expansion, completed in 2009 and designed by CSHQA and The Abell Architectural Group Inc.[5] The new terminal has an observation deck on the second floor and a restaurant for screened and unscreened passengers. Second-story loading bridges have been put in place for easier loading and unloading of passengers. Now that the new terminal is complete, there is a main concourse, and two open air concourses. A new control tower was built as well; the $3.6 million, 100-foot-tall (30 m) tower has a state-of-the-art geothermal system to heat and cool the building. The tower was completed in late 2008.[6]
Three fixed-based operators (FBOs) currently provide general aviation services on the field: Medford Air Service, Jet Center MFR, and Million Air (which recently completed its new three-story corporate terminal).
In 2011 the airport had 42,063 aircraft operations, an average of 115 per day: 62% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 12% scheduled commercial, and 1% military. At that time there were 215 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 14% jet, 10% multi-engine, 4% glider, and 4% helicopter.[1]
Airline service present and past [edit]
Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 turboprops are on all of their flights at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, with nonstops to Portland (PDX), Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) and Los Angeles (LAX). Nonstops to Denver (DEN) and San Francisco (SFO) on SkyWest Airlines ("United Express") use Canadair CRJ-700 regional jets. United Express also has Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets nonstop to Denver and Embraer EMB-120 "Brasilia" turboprops nonstop to San Francisco. Delta Connection, operated by SkyWest, flies nonstops to Salt Lake City (SLC) with Canadair CRJ-200 and CRJ-700 regional jets. Allegiant Air flies nonstop to Las Vegas (LAS) and Los Angeles (LAX), and also seasonally to Phoenix-Mesa (AZA), with the only big jets currently serving Medford, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80.
Medford saw United Airlines Boeing 727s and 737s from 1967-68 until about 2003; United had started Medford in the 1930s. West Coast DC-3s started around December 1946 and in 1967 their Douglas DC-9s were Medford's first jets; successors Air West and Hughes Airwest continued DC-9 flights until 1979. Pacific Express BAC One-Elevens and Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) BAe 146-200s appeared in the 1980s. PSA service was taken over by USAir (now US Airways) after its acquisition of PSA; USAir later dropped Medford but US Airways Express had regional jets at Medford.
Current airlines and destinations [edit]
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon Air | Los Angeles, Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma |
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Los Angeles Seasonal: Phoenix/Mesa |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Denver, San Francisco |
Incidents [edit]
On January 7, 2008 a US Airways Express jet arriving from Las Vegas struck a coyote, killing it.[7]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MFR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (MFR: Medford / Jackson County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2011" (PDF, 1.7 MB). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ Medford airport opens new, $35M terminal
- ^ MailTribune.com: Funds secured for airport tower
- ^ "Jet hits coyote at Oregon airport; coyote dies". The Seattle Times. January 8, 2008.
External links [edit]
- Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
- Businesses at MFR: Million Air Medford, Medford Air Service, Jet Center MFR
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 2, 2013
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MFR, effective May 2, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMFR
- ASN accident history for MFR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMFR
- FAA current MFR delay information
