For the benefit of all Bend Airport users
The Friends of the Bend Airport advocates on behalf of aircraft owners, pilots, hangar owners and tenants, aviation business owners, and others. The Friends group was established three years ago to foster, on a long-term basis, a safe, vibrant and robust aviation community at the Bend Municipal Airport. Many of the Friends: Have invested private[…]
The airport has a new restaurant named Dogs and Fries. I went there for lunch a few days ago and had the Perro Loco and Garlic Fries. It was great! They specialize in fusion hot dogs and fries. Of course, they also have regular everyday hot dogs and fries as well – but give their[…]
Last week the Bend City Council approved a $1.3 million contract to design the control tower at the Bend Airport. Grant funding for the design and construction of the tower has been coming in from several sources for the $15 million dollar project. And the City will also provide some of the funding, and that[…]
If you own a hangar and/or operate a business at the Bend Municipal Airport, the value and ownership your hangar may be in jeopardy. We have been receiving reports from tenants and businesses that the city has recently changed its practice with regard to ground lease renewals and extensions. Specifically, recent inquiries to the city[…]
The Friends of Bend Airport already has an interactive public forum on our website. We’ve tested it. Click here to go to the forums. We’d like to go-live with it, but we’re hesitating. You can help us make it “Live” if you’re willing to be a co-moderator. Forums sometimes have a small element of “Bad[…]
Is the Bend Airport a “Fair”, “Good”, or “Great” airport? How do we know? What’s YOUR assessment? It’s been many years since Bend Airport users were surveyed, and there are few measurements of how well the airport serves its users and the community. Should we push to establish key performance indicators? Should we advocate for[…]
The airport master plan addresses some very significant unmet needs, but it falls short of addressing quite a few seemingly lesser unmet needs. Taxi lane pavement, real restrooms and several other long-standing issues simply are not addressed. Why weren’t these items included in the plan, you ask? We’ll it depends – it’s either funding, it’s[…]
The Bend Airport Master Plan is in its final stages of becoming complete. Probably around 6 months away. Presently Deschutes County is reviewing it, and it’s almost certain that changes will be made. Then it goes to the Bend City Council for approval, and we expect that to be quick – perhaps this spring or[…]
Sadly, our café operator, CJ’s closed recently. Labor was hard to come by, and there were other considerations. If you know of someone that might be interested in leasing the space for a café, tell them to contact airport manager Tracy Williams trwilliams@bendoregon.gov
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[…]