Author : Kim Muinch

AOPA recently announced an opening to fill the vacant ASN volunteer opportunity at the Bend Airport.  If you have a passionate interest in the Bend Airport, and are, or want to be involved in helping the airport be the best it can be, here’s an opportunity to “Give back” to the airport community.  You won’t[…]

Most everyone knows about the air traffic control tower coming next year.  Construction has started.  But wait, there’s more!  Hangar inspections are already underway.  Many more activities to follow this year, through all of next year.  Have a look and see what’s coming here.

After nearly a year of work, including many public comment exercises and revisions, the revised airport rules, regulations and minimum standards are now in effect. You can view them here.

Hello again Friends, My last communication to you regarding the City’s initiative to update the Bend Airport Rules & Regulations policy was back in late February, following the Friends Rules and Regs Workgroup’s presentation of suggested language edits in late January.  Many of those suggestions originated from comments YOU submitted. Great News!!  The city team[…]

Click here to view the document developed by the 20+ persons Friends workgroup, and presented on Jan. 26th during a meeting with the city team. The document includes: An overview of the airport’s community, value and contribution to the community, A listing of suggested language changes that were largely based on your comments submitted during the public comment period Nov. 8 –[…]

This coming Friday morning, February 23rd, we’ll post a link on this page to the document listing all the suggested language changes that were developed by the 20+ persons Friends workgroup. Those changes were largely based on your comments submitted during the public comment period Nov. 8 – Dec. 8. We’ll also post a link[…]

Early last November, the City of Bend released a draft of the updated airport Rules and Regulations, Minimum Standards, and Development and Leasing Policy It’s been over two months since the public comment period closed. Hundreds of comments were submitted by nearly 100 persons, and that underscores your interest in the topic. The 20+ person[…]

Click on our “Web Cams” page.  Pilots (Especially visitors) flying into our airport can get a pretty good visual picture of the weather and landscape.  If you’re thinking of flying today, but it’s snowed recently, or you just want to see what the wx looks like at the airport before you head out to fly,[…]

There’s one more “Open House / Informational Session” coming up – this coming Wednesday, November 29th, 5 – 7 pm. NOT at the Airport! Downtown Bend, at the City Council Chambers, located at 710 NW Wall St., Bend. This is in regard to the pending revision of the airport “Rules, Regulations and Policies” – especially[…]