Roberts Field guide

Roberts Field is the main commercial airport for Central Oregon. It sits on the east side of Redmond, at an elevation of 3,080 feet on the high desert plateau east of the Cascades. Passenger flights began in 1940, and the U.S. Army Air Forces used the field as a bomber base during World War II. The federal government later sold it to the city for $1.

The airport handled 1,317,665 passengers in 2025, up from just over 1 million in 2019. Five airlines serve it, with about 30 daily flights to hubs and leisure markets including Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Burbank and Las Vegas. Passengers use one 132,000 square foot terminal. Public areas before security are open around the clock, and six car rental agencies operate near baggage claim.

The field has two asphalt runways, each about 7,000 feet long. The USFS Redmond Air Center, a smokejumper training base and airtanker facility, shares the airfield, as do a Lifeflight air ambulance helicopter and the Lancair aircraft factory. A $180 million expansion began in June 2025. It adds 80,000 square feet of terminal space and seven new jet bridges, with completion expected in 2028.