Oregon Department of Aviation
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The Oregon Department of Aviation is an agency of the government
of the U.S. state
of Oregon
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 29 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.
In its 2007-2009 budget, the department expects revenues of US$21.5 million, and expenditures of $19.8 million.
Because of budget shortfalls caused by the ongoing economic fallout of the 2007 recession, the Oregon Department of Aviation would be merged into the Oregon Department of Transportation
(ODOT) in the 2011-2013 budget proposed by Gov. John Kitzhaber
.
created the Oregon State Board of Aeronautics, its predecessor, and the first governmental agency in the United States
to regulate aircraft and pilots. In the 1940s Aeronautics was given the responsibility to establish and maintain a program of Air Search and Rescue
- Air SAR - following a private plane accident that killed Governor Earl Snell
, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr.
and Senate President Marshall E. Cornett. The 1970s saw the establishment of the Oregon Department of Transportation
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 Oregon State Police
and the Office of Emergency Management. In 1999, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed legislation granting Aeronautics independent agency status.
The following airports are owned or operated by the Oregon Department of Aviation:
"*" = State Warning Airport
State government
A state government is the government of a subnational entity in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
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 29 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.
In its 2007-2009 budget, the department expects revenues of US$21.5 million, and expenditures of $19.8 million.
Because of budget shortfalls caused by the ongoing economic fallout of the 2007 recession, the Oregon Department of Aviation would be merged into the Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Transportation
The Oregon Department of Transportation is a department of the state government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for systems of transportation. It was first established in 1969. It had been preceded by the Oregon State Highway Department which, along with the Oregon State Highway...
(ODOT) in the 2011-2013 budget proposed by Gov. John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
John Albert Kitzhaber is the 37th Governor of Oregon. He served as the 35th Governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003 and became the first person to be elected to the office three times when he was re-elected to a non-consecutive third term in 2010...
.
History
The agency's history dates back to 1921 when the Oregon Legislative AssemblyOregon Legislative Assembly
The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to...
created the Oregon State Board of Aeronautics, its predecessor, and the first governmental agency in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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
Search and rescue 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, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
- Air SAR - following a private plane accident that killed Governor Earl Snell
Earl Snell
Earl Willcox Snell was an Oregon businessman American Republican politician, serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, as the Oregon Secretary of State, and as the 23rd Governor of Oregon....
, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr.
Robert S. Farrell, Jr.
Robert S. Farrell, Jr. was an American Republican politician in the state of Oregon.-Political career:He lived in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon and served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Oregon in both 1940 and 1944. Farrell was elected as the Speaker of the Oregon...
and Senate President Marshall E. Cornett. The 1970s saw the establishment of the Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Transportation
The Oregon Department of Transportation is a department of the state government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for systems of transportation. It was first established in 1969. It had been preceded by the Oregon State Highway Department which, along with the Oregon State Highway...
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 Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police
The Oregon State Police is the main state law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of Oregon. They have been charged to enforce all of Oregon's criminal laws and to help local law enforcement agencies with their duties...
and the Office of Emergency Management. In 1999, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed legislation granting Aeronautics independent agency status.
Airports
- Alkali Lake State AirportAlkali Lake State AirportAlkali Lake State Airport , is a public airport located eight miles northeast of Alkali Lake in Lake County, Oregon, United States.-History:...
- Aurora State AirportAurora State AirportAurora State Airport is a public airport located one mile northwest of the central business district of Aurora, a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation.Although most U.S...
- Wes Lematta Field - Bandon State AirportBandon State AirportBandon State Airport , is a public airport located two miles Southeast of the city of Bandon in Coos County, Oregon, USA....
- Cape Blanco State AirportCape Blanco State AirportCape Blanco State Airport , is a public airport located four miles southwest of Denmark in Curry County, Oregon, USA. The airport was constructed during World War II between 1944 & 1945 and was originally leased to the US Navy. Previous owners include Curry County and the Oregon State Highway...
- Cascade Locks State AirportCascade Locks State AirportCascade Locks State Airport , is a public airport located one mile northeast of the city of Cascade Locks in Hood River County, Oregon, USA....
* - Chiloquin State AirportChiloquin State AirportChiloquin State Airport , is a public airport located one mile west of the city of Chiloquin in Klamath County, Oregon, USA. The airport was established in 1946 by the City of Chiloquin. Ownership was transferred in 1960 to the State of Oregon....
- Condon State AirportCondon State AirportCondon State Airport , is a public airport located one mile northeast of the city of Condon in Gilliam County, Oregon, USA.The airport is also known as Pauling Field, after Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, who lived in Condon during his youth....
- Pauling Field - Cottage Grove State AirportCottage Grove State AirportCottage Grove State Airport or Jim Wright Field , is a public airport serving small general aviation aircraft, located one mile east of the city of Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon, USA....
- Jim Wright Field - Crescent Lake State AirportCrescent Lake State AirportCrescent Lake State Airport , is a public airport located two miles north of Crescent Lake in Klamath County, Oregon, USA. On-airport camping is allowed, and boat rentals are available nearby. The airport is closed November 1 through May 1 due to snow.-External links:**...
* - Independence State AirportIndependence State AirportIndependence State Airport is a public-use airport located one mile 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....
- Joseph State AirportJoseph State AirportJoseph State Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile 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....
- Lakeside State AirportLakeside State AirportLakeside State Airport , is a public airport located in Lakeside in Coos County, Oregon, USA....
- Lebanon State AirportLebanon State AirportLebanon State Airport , is a public airport located one mile west of Lebanon in Linn County, Oregon, USA.-External links:* *...
- McDermitt State AirportMcDermitt State AirportMcDermitt State Airport , is a public airport located ½ mile northwest of McDermitt, Nevada in Malheur County, Oregon, USA.-External links:*...
- McKenzie Bridge State AirportMcKenzie Bridge State AirportMcKenzie Bridge State Airport , is a public airport located 3 miles east of McKenzie Bridge, in Lane County, Oregon, USA.Note: Because of the sloping runway, you must land to the East and take off to the West...
* - Nehalem Bay State AirportNehalem Bay State AirportNehalem Bay State Airport , is a public airport located two miles southeast of Manzanita in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA. The airport is located within the boundaries of Nehalem Bay State Park. The airport also offers several campsites for fly-in camping, just a few steps away from the tiedown...
- Oakridge State AirportOakridge State AirportOakridge State Airport , is a public airport located 1 mile west of Oakridge, in Lane County, Oregon, USA.-External links:*...
- Owyhee Reservoir State AirportOwyhee Reservoir State AirportOwyhee Reservoir State Airport is a public airport located 25 miles southwest of Owyhee, in Malheur County, Oregon, United States....
* - Pacific City State AirportPacific City State AirportPacific City State Airport , is a public airport located one mile south of the city of Pacific City in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA.-External links:*...
* - Pinehurst State AirportPinehurst State AirportPinehurst State Airport , is a public airport located 1 mile southwest of Pinehurst, in Jackson County, Oregon, USA....
* - Portland-Mulino Airport
- Prospect State AirportProspect State AirportProspect State Airport , is a public airport located one mile south of Prospect in Jackson County, Oregon, USA....
- Rome State AirportRome State AirportRome Airport , is a public airport located 20 miles southwest of Rome in Malheur County, Oregon, USA.-History:The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1942, and was known as Rome Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights...
- Santiam Junction State AirportSantiam Junction State AirportSantiam Junction State Airport , is a public airport located adjacent to Santiam Junction in Linn County, Oregon, USA. Santiam Junction is the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 22. The Oregon Department of Transportation has a maintenance facility located on the north side of the...
* - Siletz Bay State AirportSiletz Bay State AirportSiletz Bay State Airport , is a public airport located one mile southeast of Gleneden Beach in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. The airfield is located to the south of its name sake Siletz Bay....
- Toketee State AirportToketee State AirportToketee State Airport , is a public airport located two miles south of Clearwater in Douglas County, Oregon, USA. It is closed between November 1st and May 1st, and pilots are advised that elk and deer can sometimes be found on the runway....
- Toledo State AirportToledo State AirportToledo State Airport , is a public airport located one mile southwest of Toledo in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA....
* - Wakonda Beach State AirportWakonda Beach State AirportWakonda Beach State Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of Waldport in Lincoln County, Oregon, USA. The airport is locate a short walk from Beachside State Recreation Site....
* - Wasco State AirportWasco State AirportWasco State Airport , is a public airport located one mile east of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon, USA....
"*" = State Warning Airport