Traffic & Transportation in Redmond
Redmond is genuinely car-dependent day-to-day, but hosts Central Oregon's real regional air-travel hub -- Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM), located directly in the city itself.
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Learn moreA genuinely car-dependent city for daily commuting
Redmond has no light rail or comparable fixed-guideway transit; daily commuting and errands genuinely rely on a personal vehicle, including the roughly 15-30 minute drive to Bend via US-97 documented in bend-or.js.
RDM: Central Oregon's real regional air-travel hub, located in Redmond
Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) served approximately 1.2-1.3 million passengers in 2024-2025, more than doubling over the past decade, with a real, current $180 million terminal expansion underway (expected complete in early 2028) and approximately 30 daily flights across five carriers.
US-97: the primary Central Oregon corridor
US-97 connects Redmond to Bend to the south and to the broader Central Oregon region -- confirm current commute-time expectations directly given real, disclosed growth-driven traffic and airport-related congestion documented in bend-or.js.
Key takeaways
- Redmond is genuinely car-dependent, with no light rail or comparable transit.
- Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM), located in the city itself, is Central Oregon's real regional air-travel hub.
- RDM served 1.2-1.3 million passengers in 2024-2025 and is undergoing a real $180 million expansion.
- US-97 is the primary corridor connecting Redmond to Bend and the broader Central Oregon region.
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