Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport plans to begin utility and site work in January 2027 for an estimated $140 million terminal expansion that would add a two-story concourse and nearly double the building’s floor area. Major construction is expected to begin that fall, with the first phase targeted for completion by the end of 2029.
The project would add room at the gates and in baggage claim at an airport that handled a record 1.1 million passengers in 2025. Medford serves an eight-county area across southwestern Oregon and Northern California. Its terminal was designed when airlines commonly flew 50-seat regional jets. Today, the airport handles larger aircraft, and on some mornings as many as nine planes are preparing to depart between 5 and 6:30 a.m., according to Airport Director Amber Judd.
Those departures put passengers at several points in the terminal at the same time. Ticketing and security lines can extend into adjoining areas, while passengers who have cleared screening gather in the gate seating areas. The new concourse is designed to serve at least six large commercial aircraft at once. It would add gate seating and boarding bridges, allowing passengers at some gates to reach their aircraft directly from the terminal instead of walking across the apron…