PDX · Portland, United States
Portland International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 45.5887° N, 122.5980° W
Portland International Airport
Largest airport of the U.S. state of Oregon
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PDX
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3768; ident KPDX; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flypdx.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Portland International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PDX / KPDX
OurAirports ident
KPDX
GPS / local code
KPDX / PDX
ISO region
US-OR
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flypdx.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1425566
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
9.5 km
Approximate distance to central Portland.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
asphalt (3)
Opened / operator
1940 · Port of Portland
Owner / entity
Port of Portland
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Portland International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Portland, United States. Portland's built-up core sits roughly 9.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Los_Angeles (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Portland International Airport (PDX / KPDX) is at 45.5887° N, 122.5980° W, elevation 31 ft (9 m), serving Portland, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Portland is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Portland: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PDX.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Portland International Airport (PDX / KPDX)
Portland International Airport · Largest airport of the U.S. state of Oregon
Source identifiers
KPDX · KPDX · PDX · US-OR
flypdx.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Portland International Airport is a joint civil–military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PDX; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Vancouver
vancouver · 7.4 km from PDX
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 196,442 · city coordinates 45.6387, -122.6615
2. Orchards
orchards · 9.1 km from PDX
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 19,556 · city coordinates 45.6665, -122.5609
3. Portland
portland-5746545 · 9.5 km from PDX
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 652,503 · city coordinates 45.5234, -122.6762
4. Hazel Dell
hazel-dell · 10 km from PDX
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 19,435 · city coordinates 45.6715, -122.6629
5. Five Corners
five-corners · 11 km from PDX
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 18,159 · city coordinates 45.6846, -122.5751
6. Lents
lents · 12 km from PDX
United States · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · population 20,156 · city coordinates 45.4798, -122.5673
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SEA KSEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
208 km from PDX · America/Los_Angeles · +0h · elevation 433 ft (132 m) · airport coordinates 47.4479, -122.3103
2. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria
346 km from PDX · America/Vancouver · +1h · elevation 63 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 48.6472, -123.4278
3. YVR CYVR
Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver
403 km from PDX · America/Vancouver · +1h · elevation 14 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 49.1939, -123.1840
Route-time reference set
1. PDX-SEA
Seattle · 208 km · 1h 6m
America/Los_Angeles · +0h from PDX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PDX-YYJ
Victoria · 346 km · 1h 16m
America/Vancouver · +1h from PDX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PDX-YVR
Vancouver · 403 km · 1h 21m
America/Vancouver · +1h from PDX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PDX.
Runway identifiers
10L/28R · 10R/28L · 3/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SEA KSEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle · 208 km from PDX
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 433 ft (132 m) · 47.4479, -122.3103
2. GEG KGEG
Spokane International Airport · Spokane · 448 km from PDX
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 2,376 ft (724 m) · 47.6199, -117.5340
3. BOI KBOI
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise · 553 km from PDX
large airport · America/Boise · united-states · 2,871 ft (875 m) · 43.5644, -116.2230
4. RNO KRNO
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno · 716 km from PDX
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 4,415 ft (1,346 m) · 39.4991, -119.7680
5. SMF KSMF
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento · 771 km from PDX
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 27 ft (8 m) · 38.6954, -121.5910
6. OAK KOAK
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland · 876 km from PDX
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 37.7201, -122.2212
Country and authority
PDX sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). PDX is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Largest airport of the U.S. state of Oregon. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Portland International Airport is a joint civil–military airport and the largest airport in the U.S.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1425566 · Portland International Airport. Owner / owning body: Port of Portland. Administrative area: Portland. Named after: Portland
Field and clock profile
Portland International Airport is a near sea-level field at 31 ft (9 m), positioned at 45.5887° N, 122.5980° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Vancouver is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.4 km. SEA Seattle is the closest retained airport alternative at 208 km.
Country airport peers
PDX is compared with SEA Seattle at 208 km, GEG Spokane at 448 km, BOI Boise at 553 km, RNO Reno at 716 km, SMF Sacramento at 771 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PDX-SEA Seattle: 208 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. PDX-YYJ Victoria: 346 km, about 1h 16m, +1h. PDX-YVR Vancouver: 403 km, about 1h 21m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KPDX backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flypdx.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
10L/28R, 10R/28L, 3/21
OurAirports classifies PDX as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Portland.
PDX (KPDX) is a near sea-level field at 31 ft (9 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PDX sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PDX's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (3).
Port of Portland is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PDX.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flypdx.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PDX
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PDX uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Portland International Airport is about 9.5 km from central Portland; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SEA Seattle is the closest retained alternate at 208 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flypdx.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PDX inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PDX ranks #62 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PDX shares America/Los_Angeles with BUR Burbank US · FAT Fresno US · GEG Spokane US · LAS Las Vegas US · LAX Los Angeles US · LGB Long Beach US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PDX is 31 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KHH 31 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · NTL 31 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · ROB 31 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · DAC 30 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · FUK 32 ft (10 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PDX's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SEA 208 km +0h · YYJ 346 km +1h · YVR 403 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | SEA | 208 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Victoria | YYJ | 346 km | 1h 16m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Vancouver | YVR | 403 km | 1h 21m | +1h | --:--:-- |
PDX to SEA
Seattle
Distance 208 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is +0h from PDX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PDX to YYJ
Victoria
Distance 346 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +1h from PDX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PDX to YVR
Vancouver
Distance 403 km; estimated travel window 1h 21m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +1h from PDX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Portland is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Portland is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Portland International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PDX, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Vancouver
vancouver · 7.4 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Orchards
orchards · 9.1 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Portland
portland-5746545 · 9.5 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hazel Dell
hazel-dell · 10 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Five Corners
five-corners · 11 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lents
lents · 12 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Salmon Creek
salmon-creek · 14 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Camas
camas · 15 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Milwaukie
milwaukie · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gresham
gresham · 16 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Happy Valley
happy-valley · 17 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Troutdale
troutdale · 17 km · America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Portland International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Seattle (SEA), Victoria (YYJ), Vancouver (YVR). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 3/21.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Port of Portland.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1940.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PDX. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSEA
Seattle · large airport
- Distance
- 208 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 433 ft (132 m)
Compare against SEA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Victoria International AirportYYJ
Victoria · large airport
- Distance
- 346 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 63 ft (19 m)
Compare against YYJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Vancouver International AirportYVR
Vancouver · large airport
- Distance
- 403 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 14 ft (4 m)
Compare against YVR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Portland International Airport (PDX) in?▾
Portland International Airport is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for Portland International Airport?▾
Portland International Airport uses IATA code PDX and ICAO code KPDX.
Where is Portland International Airport located?▾
Portland International Airport is located in Portland, United States at coordinates 45.5887° N, 122.5980° W, with an elevation of 31 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Portland International Airport from central Portland?▾
Portland International Airport sits roughly 9.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for Portland.
Which route reference is most useful from PDX?▾
Seattle (SEA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 6m, destination timezone America/Los_Angeles, and a +0h difference from PDX.
Which authority regulates PDX?▾
Portland International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to PDX?▾
PDX's curated peers in United States on this site include SEA Seattle, GEG Spokane, BOI Boise, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Portland International Airport have?▾
Portland International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 3/21.