Pre-dawn boarding of Alaska 2545, Q400 service operated by Horizon Air from Redmond/Bend (Roberts Field) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This particular Q400 is N440QX, the Oregon State University-themed aircraft in Horizon’s fleet of college-motif Q400s. The crescent moon was just rising in the distance. You know you’ve got an early flight out when you’re at the airport before the TSA checkpoint opens! I love flying out of smaller airports like Roberts Field. Walking across the tarmac from the terminal to your flight and vice versa to an avgeek like me is a treat and a nostalgic throwback to a time before jetways came into use. Smaller airports have nicer TSA staff in my opinion and the lines and crowds are rare. Surprisingly RDM/Roberts Field is pretty busy with regional airline service not just from Alaska/Horizon but American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express. Boutique Air and Allegiant also fly out of RDM. Shortest flight out of RDM is to PDX, operated by both Alaska/Horizon and Boutique Air (30 minutes) and the longest flight out of RDM is to LAS operated by Allegiant at 2 hours 43 minutes. Alaska/Skywest also operates to SAN at 2 hours 40 minutes. #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KRDM #RDM #Redmond #RobertsField #Oregon #airport #planespotting #instaplane ⠀ #Bombardier #Q400 #AlaskaAirlines #HorizonAir #N440QX #OregonStateUniversity #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight ⠀ #AvGeeksAero #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at RDMRedmondAirport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLYC730hmBK/?igshid=faio0ogmcqm0
