Cottage Grove State Airport

Cottage Grove State Airport or Jim Wright Field (FAA LID: 61S), is a public airport serving small general aviation aircraft, located one mile (1.6 km) east of the city of Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon, USA.

Cottage Grove State Airport

Jim Wright Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOregon Department of Aviation
LocationCottage Grove, Oregon
Elevation AMSL641 ft / 195 m
Coordinates43°47′59.4430″N 123°01′44.28″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 3,188 972 Asphalt

On December 17, 2003 the airfield was named after Jim Wright, a local aviator and businessman who built a reproduction Hughes H-1 Racer. Wright died in an accident in aircraft on August 4, 2003.


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