   eugene airport , also known as mahlon sweet field, is a public airport 7 miles (11&nbsp;km) northwest of eugene, in lane county, oregon. owned and operated by the city of eugene, it is the fifth-largest airport in the pacific northwest. the terminal building has "a" gates on the upper level and "b" gates, ticketing, and baggage claim on the lower level. the airport has an expanded air cargo facility and three fixed base operators (fbos) to handle general aviation. by boardings of airline passengers, the eugene airport is the second busiest airport in oregon with 407,098 enplanements in 2012 (behind portland with 7,142,610 enplanements and ahead of medford with 313,638). the airport was named for mahlon sweet (1886&ndash;1947), a eugene automobile dealer who was a strong supporter of aviation and pushed to get the now-defunct eugene air park built in 1919, followed by the current airfield in 1943.friendly area neighborhood website in 2010, a new airport rescue and firefighting facility was built. == airlines and destinations == thumb|right|faa airport diagram for eug eugene airport is served by six air carriers: {{airport-dest-list | alaska airlines | portland (or), [[seat
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