PWM · Portland, United States
Portland International Jetport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 43.6462° N, 70.3093° W
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PWM
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 3796; ident KPWM; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
portlandjetport.org
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Portland International Jetport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 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
PWM / KPWM
OurAirports ident
KPWM
GPS / local code
KPWM / PWM
ISO region
US-ME
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
portlandjetport.org
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432470
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, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
4.2 km
Approximate distance to central Portland.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
7,200 ft / 2,195 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
The City of Portland
Owner / entity
Q1432470
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Portland International Jetport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Portland, United States. Portland's built-up core sits roughly 4.2 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Portland International Jetport (PWM / KPWM) is at 43.6462° N, 70.3093° W, elevation 76 ft (23 m), serving Portland, United States.
Portland is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Portland: 4 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 PWM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Portland International Jetport (PWM / KPWM)
Portland International Jetport · Airport in Portland, Maine, USA
Source identifiers
KPWM · KPWM · PWM · US-ME
portlandjetport.org · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
A portion of the Jetport's property, including the main runway, is located within the neighboring city of South Portland.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PWM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
A portion of the Jetport's property, including the main runway, is located within the neighboring city of South Portland.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. South Portland Gardens
south-portland-gardens · 939 m from PWM
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 23,893 · city coordinates 43.6390, -70.3153
2. Portland
portland-4975802 · 4.2 km from PWM
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 66,881 · city coordinates 43.6574, -70.2589
3. South Portland
south-portland · 5.5 km from PWM
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 25,556 · city coordinates 43.6415, -70.2409
4. Westbrook
westbrook · 6.0 km from PWM
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 17,978 · city coordinates 43.6770, -70.3712
5. West Scarborough
west-scarborough · 11 km from PWM
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 27,706 · city coordinates 43.5704, -70.3878
6. Saco
saco · 19 km from PWM
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 19,078 · city coordinates 43.5009, -70.4428
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BOS KBOS
Boston Logan International Airport · Boston
154 km from PWM · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 20 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 42.3620, -71.0079
2. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick
232 km from PWM · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 55 ft (17 m) · airport coordinates 41.7250, -71.4257
3. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
272 km from PWM · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 173 ft (53 m) · airport coordinates 41.9386, -72.6880
Route-time reference set
1. PWM-BOS
Boston · 154 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from PWM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PWM-PVD
Providence/Warwick · 232 km · 1h 8m
America/New_York · +0h from PWM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PWM-BDL
Hartford · 272 km · 1h 11m
America/New_York · +0h from PWM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 7,200 ft / 2,195 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PWM.
Runway identifiers
11/29 · 18/36
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BOS KBOS
Boston Logan International Airport · Boston · 154 km from PWM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 20 ft (6 m) · 42.3620, -71.0079
2. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick · 232 km from PWM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 41.7250, -71.4257
3. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford · 272 km from PWM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 173 ft (53 m) · 41.9386, -72.6880
4. ALB KALB
Albany International Airport · Albany · 300 km from PWM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 285 ft (87 m) · 42.7483, -73.8017
5. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York · 433 km from PWM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 21 ft (6 m) · 40.7772, -73.8726
6. JFK KJFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport · New York · 440 km from PWM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 40.6394, -73.7793
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is owned and operated by the City of Portland.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PWM.
Source note 2
A portion of the Jetport's property, including the main runway, is located within the neighboring city of South Portland.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PWM.
Country and authority
PWM 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 ($). PWM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Portland, Maine, USA. 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: A portion of the Jetport's property, including the main runway, is located within the neighboring city of South Portland. Location cue: A portion of the Jetport's property, including the main runway, is located within the neighboring city of South Portland.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432470 · Portland International Jetport. Administrative area: Maine. Named after: Portland. Entity official-site cross-check: portlandjetport.org
Field and clock profile
Portland International Jetport is a near sea-level field at 76 ft (23 m), positioned at 43.6462° N, 70.3093° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 7,200 ft / 2,195 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
South Portland Gardens is the closest retained city-time anchor at 939 m. BOS Boston is the closest retained airport alternative at 154 km.
Country airport peers
PWM is compared with BOS Boston at 154 km, PVD Providence/Warwick at 232 km, BDL Hartford at 272 km, ALB Albany at 300 km, LGA New York at 433 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
PWM-BOS Boston: 154 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. PWM-PVD Providence/Warwick: 232 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. PWM-BDL Hartford: 272 km, about 1h 11m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KPWM backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. portlandjetport.org 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
2 runways · longest 7,200 ft / 2,195 m
Runway identifiers
11/29, 18/36
OurAirports classifies PWM as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Portland.
PWM (KPWM) is a near sea-level field at 76 ft (23 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PWM sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PWM's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 7,200 ft / 2,195 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
The City of Portland is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PWM.
- It is owned and operated by the City of Portland.
- A portion of the Jetport's property, including the main runway, is located within the neighboring city of South Portland.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at portlandjetport.org, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PWM
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
PWM uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Portland International Jetport is about 4.2 km from central Portland; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BOS Boston is the closest retained alternate at 154 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
portlandjetport.org 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 PWM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PWM ranks #70 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
PWM shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PWM is 76 ft (23 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TNA 76 ft (23 m) (0 ft delta) · MNL 75 ft (23 m) (1 ft delta) · EIN 74 ft (23 m) (2 ft delta) · LED 78 ft (24 m) (2 ft delta) · LPA 78 ft (24 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PWM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BOS 154 km +0h · PVD 232 km +0h · BDL 272 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | BOS | 154 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Providence/Warwick | PVD | 232 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Hartford | BDL | 272 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PWM to BOS
Boston
Distance 154 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PWM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PWM to PVD
Providence/Warwick
Distance 232 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PWM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PWM to BDL
Hartford
Distance 272 km; estimated travel window 1h 11m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PWM. 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 Jetport 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 PWM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
South Portland Gardens
south-portland-gardens · 939 m · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Portland
portland-4975802 · 4.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
South Portland
south-portland · 5.5 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Westbrook
westbrook · 6.0 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Scarborough
west-scarborough · 11 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saco
saco · 19 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Biddeford
biddeford · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brunswick
brunswick-4959473 · 41 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sanford
sanford-4977762 · 44 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Auburn
auburn-4956976 · 51 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lewiston
lewiston · 51 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rochester
rochester-5091872 · 66 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Portland International Jetport 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: Boston (BOS), Providence/Warwick (PVD), Hartford (BDL). 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: 2 runways; longest runway 7,200 ft / 2,195 m; identifiers 11/29, 18/36.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The City of Portland.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PWM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Boston Logan International AirportBOS
Boston · large airport
- Distance
- 154 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6 m)
Compare against BOS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportPVD
Providence/Warwick · large airport
- Distance
- 232 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 55 ft (17 m)
Compare against PVD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Bradley International AirportBDL
Hartford · large airport
- Distance
- 272 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 173 ft (53 m)
Compare against BDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Portland International Jetport (PWM) in?▾
Portland International Jetport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Portland International Jetport?▾
Portland International Jetport uses IATA code PWM and ICAO code KPWM.
Where is Portland International Jetport located?▾
Portland International Jetport is located in Portland, United States at coordinates 43.6462° N, 70.3093° W, with an elevation of 76 ft (23 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Portland International Jetport from central Portland?▾
Portland International Jetport sits roughly 4.2 km from the nearest mapped city center for Portland.
Which route reference is most useful from PWM?▾
Boston (BOS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from PWM.
Which authority regulates PWM?▾
Portland International Jetport 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 PWM?▾
PWM's curated peers in United States on this site include BOS Boston, PVD Providence/Warwick, BDL Hartford, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Portland International Jetport have?▾
Portland International Jetport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 7,200 ft / 2,195 m; identifiers include 11/29, 18/36.