Roberts Field

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roberts Field Redmond Municipal Airport

IATA: RDM – ICAO: KRDM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Redmond
Serves		Central Oregon
Location		Redmond, Oregon
Elevation AMSL		3,077 ft / 937.9 m
Coordinates		44°15′14.64″N, 121°08′59.86″W
Website		www.flyrdm.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
4/22	7,040	2,146	Asphalt
10/28	7,006	2,135	Asphalt

North American Airlines 757-200 at the Redmond airport USFS aerial firefighting ramp. This aircraft was chartered to carry Sen. Barack Obama and members of his staff and press, during his 2008 presidential bid.

Roberts Field (IATA: RDM, ICAO: KRDM), also known as Redmond Municipal Airport, is a public airport serving the towns of Redmond and Bend in central Oregon, along with the larger Central Oregon region. The airport offers commercial flights on regional airlines and a low-cost carrier to several hubs in the western US. It is also home of the Lancair factory. It is a hub for aerial firefighting in the Pacific Northwest, and hosts private airtanker companies as well as the United States Forest Service Redmond Air Center, which supports regional operations; it provides training and housing for smokejumper teams, along with fuel, water and retardant for assigned airtanker units, at its ramps along the north side of the field.

In 2005, Delta Air Lines began the airport's first jet service with CRJ flights to Salt Lake City operated by SkyWest. All other flights on United Express and Horizon Air are operated by turboprops. Allegiant Air, Roberts Field's newest commercial carrier, operates service to Las Vegas two times a week using MD-80 series mainliners.

On August 1, 2006, Horizon Air began twice daily non-stop service from Redmond to Los Angeles on 76-seat Q400 turboprop aircraft connecting Central Oregon with Southern California. The frequency of this service will be reduced to once daily on June 24, 2008, due to rising fuel prices.^[1]

Roberts Field is in the initial stages of a large expansion project directed at commercial passengers. Along with increased parking, the terminal will more than triple in size, allowing more room for security and traveler services, as well as concessions and gate operations. While the new bi-level facility is capable of supporting jet bridges, the low frequency of full-size jets operating from the terminal, and no indication of tenant airline desire, means that these bridges are not currently included in the plan, according to airport manager Carrie Novick. However it is anticipated that walking distance to and from planes will be reduced upon completion.^[2] ^[3]^[4]