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INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />Eugene Airport is a vital transportation link in the community boasting ease of access for commercial <br />passengers as well as supporting cargo, military, general aviation, and student operations. The City of <br />Eugene and the Airport sit within Lane County at the southern end of the Willamette River Valley. The <br />1 <br />Airport’s service area extends in an approximately 60 mile radiusand includes Lane, Benton, Douglas, <br />Lincoln, and Linn Counties. Figure 1-3 illustrates the Airport’s location and the relative location of other <br />commercial service airports in the State of Oregon. <br />FIGURE 1-3 <br />EUGENE AIRPORT LOCATION IN OREGON <br />Prepared by: RS&H, 2016 <br />Airport Role <br />The Airport plays an important role within the local and national aviation system. It serves both <br />commercial passengers and general aviation users, and accommodates a myriad of operation types. <br />1.3.1.1Commercial Passenger Service <br />The FAA has identified in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) approximately 3,400 <br />airports in the United States that are significant to national air transportation and are eligible to receive <br />Federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Eugene Airport is currently listed as a Small- <br />Hub Primary commercial service airport within the NPIAS. Small Hub airports are defined as airports that <br /> <br />1 <br /> More detail regarding the EUG catchment area can be found in Chapter 2, Aviation Demand Forecasts. <br />EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 1-5 <br /> <br />