# Portland International Airport (PDX / KPDX)

**Portland International Airport** (IATA: PDX, ICAO: KPDX) is a large airport in Portland, Oregon, United States. It opened in 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 11,000 ft (3,353 m). It is operated by Port of Portland. In 2025 it handled 18.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PDX / KPDX
- FAA: PDX
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Port of Portland
- Serves: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 31 ft / 9 m
- Coordinates: 45.5887, -122.5980
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
- Instrument procedures: 24 approaches, 6 departures, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 18,158,634 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.flypdx.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_International_Airport (33 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425566
- Weather station: KPDX · WMO 72698
- Ident: KPDX

## Timeline

- 1940: Portland International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 11,000 ft / 3,353 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 119° / 299° | yes |
| 10L/28R | 9,825 ft / 2,995 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 119° / 299° | yes |
| 03/21 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00330AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 15,916,512 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 16,769,783 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 18,222,185 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 18,930,680 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 19,649,364 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 19,645,934 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,995,792 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 11,536,039 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 14,505,300 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 16,290,394 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 17,311,876 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 18,158,634 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

66 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (27)

- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 129 mi / 208 km · Delta Air Lines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 250 mi / 403 km · Air Canada Express
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 479 mi / 771 km · Southwest Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 544 mi / 876 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 551 mi / 886 km · United Airlines
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 569 mi / 916 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 629 mi / 1,012 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 663 mi / 1,067 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 762 mi / 1,227 km · Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 835 mi / 1,343 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · United States · 847 mi / 1,363 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 934 mi / 1,503 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 989 mi / 1,592 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,010 mi / 1,625 km · Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,028 mi / 1,654 km · Allegiant Air
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,422 mi / 2,289 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,735 mi / 2,792 km · United Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 1,747 mi / 2,811 km · Southwest Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,823 mi / 2,934 km · United Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 1,948 mi / 3,135 km · Delta Air Lines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 2,049 mi / 3,297 km · Volaris
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,168 mi / 3,489 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 2,321 mi / 3,736 km · United Airlines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,428 mi / 3,907 km · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,448 mi / 3,939 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,900 mi / 7,886 km · British Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 4,989 mi / 8,029 km · KLM

### Seasonal (13)

- [IDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kida.md) Idaho Falls Regional Airport · United States · 537 mi / 865 km · Allegiant Air
- [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · United States · 818 mi / 1,316 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 1,468 mi / 2,362 km · Allegiant Air
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 1,478 mi / 2,379 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 1,624 mi / 2,614 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ATW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw.md) Appleton International Airport · United States · 1,657 mi / 2,667 km · Allegiant Air
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 1,704 mi / 2,742 km · Southwest Airlines
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 1,829 mi / 2,943 km · Allegiant Air
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,872 mi / 3,013 km · Allegiant Air
- [FNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfnt.md) Bishop International Airport · United States · 1,911 mi / 3,076 km · Allegiant Air
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,970 mi / 3,171 km · Allegiant Air
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 2,353 mi / 3,786 km · Southwest Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 3,726 mi / 5,997 km · Icelandair

### Cargo (30)

- [HIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khio.md) Portland Hillsboro Airport · United States · 17 mi / 28 km · Ameriflight
- [SLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksle.md) Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field · United States · 51 mi / 82 km · Ameriflight
- [CVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvo.md) Corvallis Municipal Airport · United States · 83 mi / 133 km · Ameriflight
- [ONP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/konp.md) Newport Municipal Airport · United States · 99 mi / 160 km · Ameriflight
- [EUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keug.md) Eugene Airport · United States · 106 mi / 170 km · Ameriflight
- [RDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdm.md) Roberts Field · United States · 116 mi / 187 km · Ameriflight
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 129 mi / 208 km · DHL Aviation, FedEx Express
- [FMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6s2.md) Florence Municipal Airport · United States · 134 mi / 215 km · Ameriflight
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 135 mi / 217 km · UPS Airlines
- [HES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khri.md) Hermiston Municipal Airport · United States · 162 mi / 261 km · Ameriflight
- [OTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koth.md) Southwest Oregon Regional Airport · United States · 171 mi / 275 km · Ameriflight
- [GTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3s8.md) Grants Pass Airport · United States · 216 mi / 348 km · Ameriflight
- [MFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfr.md) Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport · United States · 222 mi / 358 km · Ameriflight
- [LGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgd.md) La Grande/Union County Airport · United States · 224 mi / 360 km · Ameriflight
- [LMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klmt.md) Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport · United States · 241 mi / 388 km · Ameriflight
- [BOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbok.md) Brookings Airport · United States · 257 mi / 414 km · Ameriflight
- [CEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcec.md) Jack Mc Namara Field Airport · United States · 276 mi / 444 km · Ameriflight
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 278 mi / 448 km · UPS Airlines
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 544 mi / 876 km · AirNet Express, FedEx Express
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 839 mi / 1,351 km · UPS Airlines, Amazon Air, FedEx Express
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 861 mi / 1,385 km · FedEx Express
- [APA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapa.md) Centennial Airport · United States · 991 mi / 1,595 km · AirNet Express
- [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · United States · 1,597 mi / 2,570 km · Amazon Air
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,614 mi / 2,597 km · UPS Airlines
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 1,637 mi / 2,634 km · Amazon Air
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · United States · 1,672 mi / 2,691 km · UPS Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 1,850 mi / 2,978 km · FedEx Express
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,872 mi / 3,013 km · FedEx Express
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 1,946 mi / 3,131 km · UPS Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,970 mi / 3,171 km · DHL Aviation, Amazon Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PDX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines)
- QX [Horizon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/horizon-air)

### Passenger (11)

- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 14
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 9
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 7
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 4
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 1
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1 · seasonal
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1

### Cargo (6)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 15
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 6
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 6
- MZN [Amazon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amazon-air) · 4
- USC [AirNet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airnet-express) · 2
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 2

Former hub of [SeaPort Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/seaport-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 18.2M (2025) | #125 of 3,974 | #37 in North America | #32 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,000 ft / 3,353 m | =658 of 29,858 | =157 in North America | =129 in US |
| Elevation | 31 ft / 9 m | =40,429 of 43,403 | =18,280 in North America | =15,013 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | 939 ARW COMD POST | 124.350 |
| APP | APP | 118.100 |
| APP | APP | 129.920 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.625 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.125 |
| DEP | DEP | 118.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | ANG BASE OPS | 128.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [TTD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kttd.md) Portland Troutdale Airport · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [HIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khio.md) Portland Hillsboro Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [KUAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuao.md) Aurora State Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [KMMV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmv.md) McMinnville Municipal Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [KLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kkls.md) Southwest Washington Regional Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [SLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksle.md) Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field · 51 mi / 82 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Portland International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portland_International_Airport&oldid=1372073694), revision of 30 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx/data