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 Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.co.jackson.or.us/... | ||||||||||
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Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (IATA: MFR[2], ICAO: KMFR, FAA LID: MFR) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of downtown Medford, a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] Owned and operated by Jackson County's Aviation Authority, the airport also serves seven nearby counties in southwest Oregon.
In terms of commercial passenger boardings, Rogue Valley International-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 enplanements, 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 an area of 885 acres (358 ha) at an elevation of 1,335 feet (407 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,800 by 150 feet (2,682 x 46 m).[1]
The airport has recently undergone major renovations which include a new 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2) terminal building with room for expansion, which was completed in 2009 and designed by CSHQA and The Abell Architectural Group Inc.[5] The new terminal hosts an observation deck on the second floor, as well as a restaurant for screened and unscreened passengers. Also, 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. Coincided with the construction of a new terminal, a new control tower was built as well. The new $3.6 million, 100-foot-tall (30 m) control tower uses a state-of-the-art geothermal system to heat and cool the building. The tower was completed in late 2008.[6]
Two fixed-based operators (FBOs) currently provide general aviation services on the field: Jet Center MFR, and Million Air (which recently completed its new three-story corporate terminal).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 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 operates Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft on all of their flights serving Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, with nonstop service to Portland International Airport(PDX), Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Nonstop service to Denver International Airport (DEN) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), flown by SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express, utilizes Canadair CRJ-700 regional jets. United Express also operates Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets nonstop to Denver as well. Delta Connection, operated by SkyWest, flies nonstop service to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), with Canadair CRJ-200, CRJ-700 and CRJ-900 regional jets. Allegiant Air flies nonstop to Las Vegas (LAS) and Los Angeles (LAX), and also seasonally to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), with the only "mainline" jet aircraft type currently serving Medford, being the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series jetliner and Airbus A319.
Historically, Medford was served by United Airlines flying Boeing 727-100, 727-200 and 737-200 jetliners, by Hughes Airwest (formerly known as Air West) operating Douglas DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jets, by Pacific Express which flew British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jet aircraft and by Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) which operated British Aerospace BAe 146-200 jets. The PSA service was then taken over by USAir (which currently operates as US Airways) following the acquisition of PSA by USAir. USAir subsequently ceased service to Medford although US Airways Express did serve Medford in later years with regional jet flights. The predecessor of Air West and Hughes Airwest, West Coast Airlines, served the airport in the 1960s with Douglas DC-9 jet service as well as with Fairchild F-27 propjet flights. West Coast merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West.
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 | Salt Lake City |
| United Express | Denver, San Francisco |
Top destinations[edit]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Portland, Oregon | 91,000 | Alaska |
| 2 | San Francisco, California | 56,000 | United |
| 3 | Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 41,000 | Alaska |
| 4 | Los Angeles, California | 38,000 | Alaska, Allegiant |
| 5 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 33,000 | Delta |
| 6 | Denver, Colorado | 26,000 | United |
| 7 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 16,000 | Allegiant |
| 8 | Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona | 5,000 | Allegiant |
Cargo Carriers[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ameriflight | Klamath Falls, Portland, Roseburg |
| FedEx Feeder | Portland |
Incidents[edit]
On January 7, 2008 a US Airways Express jet arriving from Las Vegas struck a coyote, killing it.[8]
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. External link in
|work=(help) - ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in
|work=(help) - ^ Medford airport opens new, $35M terminal
- ^ MailTribune.com: Funds secured for airport tower
- ^ Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) (July 2014). "Medford, OR: Rogue Valley International (MFR) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail". U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT). Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "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 October 15, 2015
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MFR, effective October 15, 2015
- 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