Southwest Oregon Regional Airport
| Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: OTH – ICAO: KOTH – FAA LID: OTH | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Coos County Airport District | ||||||||||||||
| Location | North Bend, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°25′02″N 124°15′46″W / 43.41722°N 124.26278°WCoordinates: 43°25′02″N 124°15′46″W / 43.41722°N 124.26278°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.flyoth.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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  OTH Location of airport in Oregon | |||||||||||||||
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Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (IATA: OTH, ICAO: KOTH, FAA LID: OTH), formerly North Bend Municipal Airport, is a public airport in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon. It is operated by the Coos County Airport District.
The airport changed its name in April 2006 to avoid confusion with Bend, in central Oregon.
It is the only commercial airport on the Oregon Coast and is served by United Express (SkyWest) and PenAir. SkyWest flies non-stop to San Francisco International Airport (since July 2008) and ended its long-running service to Portland International Airport on February 16, 2012.[1]
In January 2012 regional air carrier SeaPort Airlines began daily flights to Portland; by early 2016 SeaPort announced that they would be terminating their service into North Bend/Coos Bay. On the heels of the announcement by SeaPort, PenAir subsequently announced they would begin non-stop service between Portland (PDX) and North Bend (OTH) beginning March 21, 2016 using the 30 passenger Saab 340 aircraft. SeaPort ceased operations at North Bend on March 20, 2016.
The airport had previously been served by Horizon Air, which had linked North Bend to Portland International Airport since 1982. Horizon Air service ended October 11, 2008.
The airport is seeing more private jets carrying golfers to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, which is a 20-minute drive from the airport. The airport opened a new terminal in July 2008; in February 2009 a new Air Traffic Control Tower opened.[2]
With the introduction of PenAir service to Portland utilizing the 30 passenger Saab 340 aircraft, United Express service to San Francisco on a 50-passenger regional jet and seasonal United Express service to Denver utilizing a 70-passenger regional jet the North Bend airport is forecast to post moderate gains in the number of passengers using the airport on an annual basis.
Airlines and Destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| PenAir | Portland (OR) |
| United Express | San Francisco Seasonal: Denver |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ameriflight | Corvallis, Crescent City, Portland (OR) |
| FedEx Feeder | Portland (OR), Roseburg, Salem |
Statistics
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | San Francisco, CA | 9,000 | United |
| 2 | Portland, OR | 5,000 | SeaPort, PenAir |
| 3 | Denver, CO | 1,000 | United |
History
The North Bend/Coos Bay Airport opened in 1932.
The U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station, North Bend was started in 1936 and commissioned on May 10, 1943.
The Airport was transferred to the City of North Bend in 1947 as military surplus property.
The City of North Bend transferred management of the Airport to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay in July 1999.
The Coos County Airport District was formed by general election on December 4, 2002 with ownership and management of the Airport transferred to the District in December 2003.
Gallery
 Terminal Entrance |
 Terminal & Tower |
 Hangar/Ramp Area |
 Aerial |
 Aerial of Coos Bay/North Bend |
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. |
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for OTH
- AirNav airport information for KOTH
- ASN accident history for OTH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures