PDX - Portland 🇺🇸

[T3X45ranger]

Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Portland International Airport (ICAO: KPDX / IATA: PDX)

Location (City, Country)
Portland, Oregon, United States

Airport Type & Size
PDX is a medium-sized international airport that supports passenger, cargo, and military operations.

Runways:

• Runway 10R/28L: 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
• Runway 10L/28R: 9,825 ft / 2,995 m

The airport features two parallel runways and a large, efficient airfield layout suitable for a mix of S, M, L, and X aircraft categories.
It also serves as an operational base for the Oregon Air National Guard (USAF).

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?

• Perfectly scaled West Coast option that avoids the complexity of SEA while offering strong domestic and international variety
• Hosts a wide range of aircraft sizes, from regional turboprops to long-haul widebodies
• Rich cargo operations that include DHL, FedEx, UPS, Amazon Air, and more
• Visually attractive location near the Columbia River, with views of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens
• Light rail, bridges, and city views add immersive scenery potential
• Military presence from the Oregon ANG allows for potential Easter eggs or special scenarios
• PDX could be used for West Coast regional mission balancing and long-haul connections to Europe and Asia

Major Airlines & Routes
Passenger Carriers:

• Hub: Alaska Airlines
• Major: American, Delta, United, Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier
• International: British Airways (B78X), Condor (A339), KLM, Volaris, WestJet Encore, Icelandair

Cargo Carriers:

• Amazon Air
• DHL
• FedEx & FedEx Feeder
• UPS
• Kalitta Air
• Ameriflight, AirNet Express, AirPac Airlines, Martinaire, Western Global

Military:

• Oregon Air National Guard (F-15C/E)

Sample Destinations
Domestic: SEA, SFO, LAX, LAS, PHX, DEN, ORD, DFW, JFK, BOS, ATL, CLT, MIA, HNL, ANC, SLC, SAN, MCO, STL, RNO, SMF, BOI, GEG, BZN

International:

• AMS, FRA, LHR, KEF, YYZ, YVR, MEX, GDL, PVR, SJD

Unique Features or Challenges

• Dual runways support high-traffic operations
• Excellent scenery: riverside, mountain views, downtown cityscape
• Integrated light rail station and red tram visual opportunity
• Cargo and military ops can add mission variety
• Could act as a Pacific Northwest hub for domestic and transpacific WoA routes
• Ideal size for mid-tier gameplay with great route diversity

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos

Portland International Airport - Wikipedia

[LordDarkcyde]

I absolutely support this idea, understanding that there are maybe only 4 wide body gates so this would be an airport you would need to invest time in. Similar to sxm. Lots of regional and mid range flights. The AN 148 has been making a yearly visit here. Usually a week, sometime in a 6 week window, late April to early June. Don’t know if russ ukr situation has stopped that.

[Starz10p]

This would be a great add to the game. No Pacific Northwest airports in the game yet, and this would add plenty of Regional Airports in the region as destinations. I think this or HNL should be the next US airport added to the game

[Tanman]

I would absolutely love to see this airport in the game! Obviously I am very biased considering it is my hometown airport, but even then, I believe very many people would really enjoy playing this airport. It has a very nice, efficient layout, has beautiful scenery, and was also ranked as the airport with the best terminal in the U.S, so having a terminal view like at Bari would be sweet.

Additionally, for players like myself who enjoy realistic contracts, there is a perfect balance in the kinds of traffic. Not only do you have your C class traffic, but you also have tons of A/B cargo and private operations, as well as some good sprinkles of bigger E/F jets, such as the Condor A339, BAW and KLM B78Xs, MD-11Fs, A333Fs, and a few B744F/B748Fs from Cathay Pacific as well. And that doesn’t even mention the Air National guard base, which is a whole thing in itself. All of the different elements here could easily make this one of the most balanced and enjoyable airports in the game to date. I agree with the idea that this should be the next U.S. airport, or at least the next U.S. airport on the west coast.

[Starz10p]

Completely agree (I am also slightly biased). But this airport would also add plenty of missing destinations in the region (some are RDM, EUG, MFR, GEG, PSC, and there are plenty of others that all have PDX or SAN service and need to be added)

[Tanman]

@Starz10p

RDM, EUG, MFR, GEG, PSC

Yeah, it’s honestly kind of crazy that we only have 1 Oregon airport in the game.

[Tanman]

Yeah, the AN-124 has made a few trips here over the past couple years, not sure what for. PDX gets a lot of random flights here, especially when new aircraft get painted over in the Boeing hangar.

[T3X45ranger]

I’ve seen an AN-124 a time or to at MFR actually! I guess it gets around lol