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Regional Facts

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Transportation

Airports

Roberts Field Airport, RedmondRedmond Municipal Airport (RDM) is served by Horizon Air, United Express and Delta Airlines.  Twenty-seven flights depart daily to Portland International Airport (PDX), Seattle International Airport (SEA), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Salt Lake City International (SLC).  In August 2006, Horizon Air began offering non-stop service to Los Angeles (LAX) twice daily.  The airport’s website can be accessed at www.flyrdm.com

Additional general aviation airports in Central Oregon are: Alfalfa, Bend, Madras/Jefferson County, Prineville/Crook County, Sisters, and Sunriver.

Air Freight & Package Express Service

Central Oregon is served by Airborne Express, Federal Express, RPS, United Parcel Service, and US Postal Service Express Mail.

Motor Freight

US Highways 97 and 20, both of which run through Central Oregon, are two of Oregon’s major trucking routes. The 17 plus trucking companies that operate in Central Oregon utilize Highway 97 to access Interstate 5 (north-south) and Interstate 84 (east-west), reaching the Northwest’s metropolitan areas.

Mileage from Central Oregon

Area

Mileage

Drive Time

Los Angeles, CA

821

12 hrs. 55 min

Redding, CA

277

5 hrs. 20 min

San Francisco, CA

492

8 hrs. 25 min.

Olympia, WA

297

5 hrs. 10 min.

Seattle, WA

328

6 hrs. 10 min.

Boise, ID

318

6 hrs. 20 min.

Portland, OR

175

3 hrs. 15 min.

Medford, OR

178

3 hrs. 40 min.

To view a more detailed map of Central Oregon's access to the Western Market in .pdf format (Adobe Acrobat Reader), please click here.

Rail Services

Burlington Northern, Union Pacific and the City of Prineville Railway provide direct rail connections for shipping to any market in the United States, Canada and Mexico. To view the Northwest operating division fom Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad in .pdf format (Adobe Acrobat Reader), click here.  Amtrak provides passenger rail service to Central Oregon via the Chemult station, located approximately 60 miles south of Bend on Highway 97.

Bus

Bus transportation by Greyhound is available from Bend, Madras, Prineville, and Redmond. CAC Transportation Inc. offers a shuttle service from Central Oregon to Portland.

 
109 NW Greenwood Ave., Suite 102, Bend, OR 97701 (541) 388-3236 or (800) 342-4135