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Continent: North America Country: United States Region: Oregon
Portland International Airport
Location Portland, Oregon
IATA code PDX
ICAO code KPDX
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.flypdx.com
Overview map Google Maps
Communications
Tower
Ground
Clearance
Approach
ATIS


Official Spotting Locations

Parking Garage

On the top floor of the parking garage you have a great view of runways 10R and 28L.

Other Spotting Locations

Marine Drive

Airside

At the end of Concourse C, there are a lot of usually vacant gates. This area gives you a good view of arrivals and departures on 28L/10R.

Locations to Avoid

Anywhere off limits, of course! :)

Otherwise, your pretty much safe.

Regular Traffic

  • Air Canada Jazz (Dash 8-Q300)
  • Air China Cargo (747-400F)
  • Airborne Express (DC-9, 767-200)
  • Alaska Airlines (737-400, 737-700, 737-800, 737-900)
  • American Airlines (MD-82/83)
  • Ameriflight (Beech 99, EMB-120)
  • Big Sky Airlines (Beech 1900D)
  • Continental (737-800, 737-900, 757-300)
  • Delta Air Lines (A320, MD-90, 737-800, 757-200, 757-300,767-300)
  • FedEx (A300, A310, MD-10, MD-11)
  • Frontier (A319)
  • Hawaiian Air (767-300)
  • Horizon Air (Dash 8-Q400, CRJ-700)
  • Jetblue (A320, EMB-190)
  • SkyWest/United Express (EMB-120, CRJ-200, CRJ-700)
  • Southwest (737-300, 737-500, 737-700)
  • United (757-200, A319, A320)
  • UPS (DC8, 767-300, A300, 757-200)
  • US Airways (A319, A320, 737-300)
  • Plus, various charters often! (Allegiant is becoming common)

Facilities and Transportation

MAX Red Line from the Airport will take you all the way to Beaverton Transit Center, through the city center, allowing you almost limitless connections within the public transit system. The trains depart every 15 minutes.