COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE
Commercial service at Roberts Field, Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) is provided by Horizon Air, Delta, United, and Allegiant Air. These carriers offer approximately 44 arriving and departing flights daily to and from San Francisco (SFO), Portland (PDX), Eugene (EUG), Seattle (SEA), Los Angeles (LAX), Salt Lake City (SLC), Las Vegas (LAS), Denver (DEN) and Mesa, Arizona (AZA). The airport’s website can be accessed at www.flyrdm.com to view schedules and carriers.
RDM is the Northwest’s 14th largest commercial airport and has been growing at an annual rate of greater than 10%, recently surpassing airports in the Tri-Cities, WA in boardings. In late 2006, Redmond completed a significant parking expansion and in 2008 embarked on a two-year $38 million construction project that tripled the size of the terminal.
passenger statistics at redmond airport
| RDM Emplanements |
| 2001 |
156,670 |
| 2002 |
144,582 |
| 2003 |
147,706 |
| 2004 |
156,898 |
| 2005 |
188,995 |
| 2006 |
215,163 |
| 2007 |
246,327 |
| 2008 |
247,392 |
| 2009 (thru Nov) |
211,350 |
Source: Mead & Hunt
RDM also services air cargo and general aviation traffic, including extensive corporate and business travel. RDM is also home to the U.S.D.A. Forest Service Redmond Air Center, Lancair, Henderson Aviation, and Butler Aviation. Car rental agencies Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and Hertz are all represented at the airport. The Redmond Airport is located approximately two miles southeast of downtown Redmond at the intersection of Highways 97 and 126. The airport is 16 miles north of Bend, 20 miles east of Sisters, 20 miles west of Prineville, and 20 miles south of Madras.
airport passenger growth comparison in the pacific northwest region
Although the Central Oregon economy has slowed during 2008, the regional airport continues to increase traffic and fare better than other major airports in the Pacific Northwest. Below we show the year-over-year growth by quarter in passenger statistics:
| Airport |
Q3 2007 |
Q4 2007 |
Q1 2008 |
Q2 2008 |
| Redmond, OR |
14% |
12% |
19% |
2% |
| Denver, CO |
6% |
7% |
3% |
-1% |
| Seattle/Tacoma, WA |
5% |
5% |
7% |
0% |
| Portland, OR |
5% |
5% |
6% |
0% |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1% |
1% |
4% |
1% |
| Spokane, WA |
8% |
5% |
9% |
3% |
| Boise, ID |
4% |
3% |
4% |
-3% |
Source: Mead & Hunt
General Aviation Service
Additional general aviation airports in Central Oregon are Bend, Madras/Jefferson County, Prineville/Crook County, Sisters, and Sunriver. Prineville’s publicly-owned airport is 3 miles SW of the city and has over 100 aircraft based at the field. Its 5000’ runway accommodates light aircraft and corporate jets.
Facilities at the Bend Municipal Airport include a single 5200’ runway, and a corresponding full parallel taxiway. Categorized by the Oregon Department of Aviation as a High Activity Business and General Aviation airport, the Bend Airport has over 200 aircraft based at the airport. Additionally, more than eighteen aviation-related businesses are located on the airport employing more than 1000 people, making the airport one of the largest concentrations of family-wage jobs in the Bend area.
Owned by the City of Madras and Jefferson County, the Madras Airport is 3 miles NW of the city, has two runways (5100’ and 2700’). In addition to a new flight services building, the Madras Airport received $2.16 million in Connect Oregon II funding to construct a large new hangar to house a new heavy aircraft repair facility for Redmond-based Butler Aircraft.
Sisters airport is located 1 mile north of the city, is privately owned but open to the public, and has one runway nearly 3600’ in length. Sunriver also boasts an airport which is privately owned; its one runway is nearly 5500’ in length.
Air Freight & Package Express Service
Central Oregon is served by Airborne Express, Federal Express, RPS, United Parcel Service, and US Postal Service Express Mail (USPS).
In the Publications section, you may also find EDCO Profiles useful; they contain transportation information about each community.