Your Guide to Portland International Airport

Portland-ers love pretty much everything about their city. Whether that’s food choices, waterfront walks, stellar views of Mt. Hood, quick day trips to the Oregon Coast, or their…airport? Yes. We love our airport. Even if you’re not an aviation dork like I am, there is something alluring about Oregon’s largest airport.

Situated along the Columbia River between Interstate 5 and Interstate 205, the airport is centrally located for the Portland metro area.

So, here’s what you need to know about ‘PDX‘.

The Airport.

For the past several years, Portland International Airport has seen a few updates, most notably changes to the terminal itself.

While the changes have been covered by construction equipment, temporary walls, and scaffolding, in Summer 2024 the BIG new main terminal was open to the public to much fanfare, extremely positive reviews, and a bright future for the city.

For many cities, an airport is just a place to hop on or off of an airplane. For Portland, the airport is part of it’s culture. I mean, what other city makes airport carpet the Grand Marshal of a major parade?

Where can I fly to from PDX?

Portland Airport isn’t considered a “large hub” airport like Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, etc. But you know what? That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Portland has a good variety of non-stop destinations from various airlines. Check out the list below to find your next adventure!

Air Canada:

• Vancouver, BC
• Toronto, Canada (seasonal)

Alaska Airlines:

• Albuquerque
• Anchorage
• Atlanta
• Austin
• Billings
• Boise
• Boston
• Bozeman (seasonal)
• Burbank
• Cancun, Mexico (seasonal)
• Chicago-O’Hare
• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Denver
• Fresno
• Ft. Lauderdale (seasonal)
• Honolulu
• Kahului
• Kailua-Kona
• Kalispell (seasonal)
• Kansas City
• Las Vegas
• Lihue (seasonal)
• Los Angeles
• Medford
• Miami (seasonal)
• Minneapolis (seasonal)
• Missoula
• Nashville
• Newark
• New Orleans
• New York-JFK
• Oakland
• Ontario
• Orange County
• Orlando
• Palm Springs (seasonal)
• Phoenix
• Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (seasonal)
• Redmond/Bend (seasonal)
• Reno
• Sacramento
• Salt Lake City
• San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (seasonal)
• Santa Rosa
• Seattle
• Spokane
• Tampa (seasonal)
• Tucson
• Washington D.C.

Allegiant Air:

• Appleton (seasonal)
• Des Moines (seasonal)
• Grand Rapids (seasonal)
• Idaho Falls (seasonal)
• Phoenix-Mesa
• Provo

American Airlines:

• Charlotte
• Chicago-O’Hare
• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Los Angeles
• Miami (seasonal)
• Philadelphia (seasonal)
• Phoenix

British Airways:

• London-Heathrow, England

Condor:

• Frankfurt, Germany (seasonal)

Delta Air Lines:

• Atlanta
• Detroit
• Los Angeles
• Minneapolis
• New York-JFK
• Salt Lake City
• Seattle

Frontier Airlines:

• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Denver
• Las Vegas
• Ontario
• Phoenix
• Salt Lake City
• San Francisco

Hawaiian Airlines:

• Honolulu
• Kahului

Icelandair:

• Reykjavik-Keflavik, Iceland (seasonal)

jetBlue Airways:

• Boston (seasonal)

KLM:

• Amsterdam, Netherlands

Southwest Airlines:

• Burbank
• Chicago-Midway
• Dallas-Love
• Denver
• Kansas City
• Las Vegas
• Long Beach
• Oakland
• Ontario
• Phoenix
• Sacramento
• San Diego
• San Jose
• St. Louis

Spirit Airlines:

• Baltimore
• Burbank
• Las Vegas
• Los Angeles
• San Diego
• San Jose

Sun Country Airlines:

• Minneapolis

United Airlines:

• Chicago-O’Hare
• Denver
• Houson
• Newark
• San Francisco
• Washington, D.C.

Volaris:

• Guadalajara, Mexico

WestJet:

• Calgary, Canada (seasonal)

What else to know about PDX?

Besides a healthy list of destinations around the world, Portland (the city and the airport) has an amazing selection of food options. And with the terminal remodel, even more locally based businesses are popping up at the airport like Powell’s Books, Orox Leather, Portland Gear, Hello Portland, and more!

Even before all the improvements, PDX was once voted the best airport in the United States, and now there’s even more reason to believe that!

And finally…

And, what would a blog post be without a shameless plug for Envi Adventures?

If you’re traveling into Portland through Portland International Airport and want to explore the region from one of the most unique vantage points, consider flying with us around the city, past Multnomah Falls, around Mt. Hood or Mt. St. Helens, or to the Oregon Coast.

Even with a long list of destinations from PDX, it’s not everywhere, so if you want to save time and get somewhere fast, we can do that too. Charter a flight with us on one of our airplanes, and if ours don’t fit your needs, we can work with another carrier to make it happen for you.