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.
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Oregon Department of Aviation | ||||||||||
| Location | Cottage Grove, Oregon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 641 ft / 195 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°47′59.4430″N 123°01′44.28″W | ||||||||||
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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.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 61S
- AirNav airport information for 61S
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 61S
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