For the benefit of all Bend Airport users
A landfill was proposed near the Bend Airport recently. The FAA isn’t keen on landfills near airports, as they attract birds and present other hazards. At the February 7 meeting of the Deschutes County Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting, (SWAC) voted to remove potential sites within 5-miles of the Bend and Redmond airports from further[…]
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 18:00 Pacific Daylight timeEpic Aircraft, 22550 Nelson Road, Bend, OR 97701 To view further details and registration information for this seminar click here. Air Traffic Management from Seattle Center will present a briefing on the challenges of managing the airspace surrounding the Redmond Airport Class D Airspace. The focus will[…]
There was no shortage of building activity last year, andplenty in-process. Leading Edge Jet Center replaced one of the WWII-era “Quonset” design hangars with a large, new hangar to better serve their patrons. Several privately-owned hangars were constructed, both on the west and east sides of the runway. Most were larger “Box” type hangars A[…]
The Oregon Dept. of Aviation operates airports all around the state. Can you name any of the ones in Central Oregon? Half the airports are east of the Cascades. ODA, as they’re referred to in Salem, has an oversight board, called the Oregon Aviation Board. The “Board” meets in-person and via Zoom every 2 months,[…]
With many thanks to airport tenant Silvano Gai, we have access to four recently-installed webcams, with views of the horizon in the four cardinal directions of the compass. Please read the disclaimer at the bottom of the Webcams page.
There are several groups that regularly meet at the airport, and of course you can always drop-in to the café and meet like-minded “Airport” people. Central Oregon Pilots Assoc. This is the local chapter of the Oregon Pilots Association. They meet the 3rd Thursday evening of every month, and they have a Saturday flyout also.[…]
By the end of this year we “Should” have a new Bend Airport Master Plan. It’s well over a year behind schedule, but it’s moving ahead. YOU have one, maybe two more opportunities to be heard, before the plan is final. The next opportunity is the Public Advisor Committee (PAC) meeting Thursday, 2- 4pm. For[…]
We volunteers are incrementally building our website. One useful page is this “Updates”, which is a chronological blog of news flashes ad other “Posts”. We’re not quite set-up yet for self-service on our website, but our intent is to give you the ability to make a post – like something you think other airport users[…]
The Friends of Bend Airport is an all-volunteer effort. The more volunteers we have, the more we get done. We have a leadership group, and it’s enough for them to determine the direction. We need worker bees badly, and we have tasks for anyone who is willing to volunteer. Many tasks are small and simple.[…]
Well, that’s a question that some of you have been asking. The good news is the $2M “Premises Insurance” requirement that was included in the “New” rental agreements that were sent-out this summer has been dropped – thanks to the efforts of a small group of Friends of Bend Airport members that spent many hours[…]