Medford 1935

The first airport in the Medford area traces its roots back to 1922, when the City of Medford and Jackson County purchased an area known as Newell Barber field at the south end of town for the U.S. Forest Service to use as a port of landing. The Medford Municipal Airport began operation, officially, on August 4, 1930. At a cost of $120,000, it was a state-of-the-art model for the age, featuring a 2.55-million candlepower beacon, a new radio station, and a weather bureau.