The Oregon Department of Aviation is an agency of the

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of the

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chiefly responsible for matters relating to the continuing development of aviation as part of the state's transportation system, and the safety of its airways. In addition to operating the 28 airports owned by the State of Oregon, the department licenses more than 450 public or private airports, heliports and landing areas, and registers all pilots and non-military aircraft based within the state. Its activities include overseeing aviation system planning, providing administrative and technical support for community airport planning and development, administering an airport pavement maintenance program, providing small community aviation grants, and conducting aviation and public education programs.

History

The agency's history dates back to 1921 when the

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created the Oregon State Board of Aeronautics, its predecessor, and the first governmental agency in the

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to regulate aircraft and pilots. In the 1940s Aeronautics was given the responsibility to establish and maintain a program of Air

Search and Rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

- Air SAR - following a private plane accident that killed Governor

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, Secretary of State

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and Senate President Marshall E. Cornett. The 1970s saw the establishment of the

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ODOT; the Aeronautics Board was dissolved, and the Oregon Aeronautics Division was created within the new agency. In 1994, the responsibility of Air SAR was transferred to the

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and the Office of Emergency Management. In 1999, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed legislation granting Aeronautics independent agency status.

Airports

The following airports are owned or operated by the Oregon Department of Aviation: *

Alkali Lake State Airport Alkali Lake State Airport , is a public airport located northeast of Alkali Lake in Lake County, Oregon, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a coun ...

* Aurora State Airport - Wes Lematta FieldSenate Joint Resolution 8
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Bandon State Airport Bandon State Airport , is a public airport located two miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Bandon in Coos County, Oregon, USA. It has one asphalt runway, 16/34 that is long by wide and medium intensity runway edge lights. The airpo ...

* Cape Blanco State Airport * Cascade Locks State Airport* *

Chiloquin State Airport Chiloquin State Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Chiloquin, a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The airport was established in 1946 by the City of C ...

* Condon State Airport - Pauling Field * Cottage Grove State Airport - Jim Wright Field * Crescent Lake State Airport* *

Independence State Airport Independence State Airport is a public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Independence, a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation. Servi ...

Joseph State Airport Joseph State Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Joseph, a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation. Commercial flig ...

* Lakeside State Airport *

Lebanon State Airport Lebanon State Airport is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of Lebanon in Linn County, Oregon, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is ...

* McDermitt State Airport *

McKenzie Bridge State Airport McKenzie Bridge State Airport is a public airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of McKenzie Bridge, in Lane County, Oregon, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or U ...

* * Mulino State Airport * Nehalem Bay State Airport * Oakridge State Airport *

Owyhee Reservoir State Airport Owyhee Reservoir State Airport is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Owyhee, in Malheur County, Oregon, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or ...

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Pacific City State Airport Pacific City State Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of the central business district of Pacific City, in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation ...

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Pinehurst State Airport Pinehurst State Airport is a public airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Pinehurst, in Jackson County, Oregon, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or Amer ...

* * Prospect State Airport *

Rome State Airport Rome State Airport is a public use airport located 20 nautical miles (23 mi, 37 km) southwest of the central business district of Rome, in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation. ...

Santiam Junction State Airport Santiam Junction State Airport is a public airport located adjacent to Santiam Junction in Linn County, Oregon, United States. Santiam Junction is the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 22. The Oregon Department of Transportation ha ...

* * Siletz Bay State Airport * Toketee State Airport * Toledo State Airport* * Wakonda Beach State Airport* * Wasco State Airport "*" = State Warning Airport

State Warning Airports

Of the 28 airports that ODA manages nine have been designated by the Department as Warning Airports. These airports have non-standard lengths or require special pilot knowledge prior to flying in. The department encourages all aviators to contact them to receive a briefing on the airport's status prior to flying to these fields.

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External links

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1921 establishments in Oregon 1999 establishments in Oregon

History

Airports

State Warning Airports

See also

References

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