[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility.

Scheduled passenger airline flights use Roberts Field (RDM) in Redmond, Oregon, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Bend.

After the war, the airstrip was maintained by the City of Bend for civil use; it slowly grew during the 1950s and 1960s.

a number of improvements are planned, including an Airport Master Plan Update and development of a full east side parallel taxiway, as well as more than 40 acres (160,000 m2) of general aviation and corporate aviation facilities.

In the year ending June 15, 2020, the airport had 141,175 aircraft operations, average 387 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi, and <1% military.