Index

The New Portland Airport Terminal, by the Numbers

After nearly four years of renovations, the new PDX terminal is now open to the public, with millions of feet of Oregon lumber.

03/24/2025 By Alex Frane

Fly Direct

These Are All the Nonstop Destinations from PDX

PDX is wonderful. The same can't be said for other airports. Here are all the destinations that won't force you to wait around to change planes.

02/27/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson

Prepare for Takeoff

PDX’s Revamped Main Terminal Opens Aug 14. Here Are the Highlights.

Construction isn’t over, but we’ll soon get a sprawling new lobby beer bar, faster security lines, and an unveiling of that dramatic timber roof.

07/16/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

Air Travel News

Safety Concerns Delay PDX Terminal Opening—But Hey, New Flights!

At some point, travelers will have a timber roof and leafy trees. Till then, we’ll settle for new nonstops to Nashville and Atlanta.

03/06/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

Fallen Treasure

Bad Week for Airlines, Good Week for Apple?

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an iPhone that miraculously survived a 15,000-foot fall, and other Portland-area finds bringing corporate glee and headaches.

01/10/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Sky High

Private Flights? A Whole New World for Travelers and Pets

KinectAir, the Uber of airplanes, offers chartered, nonstop flights on the cheap across the Pacific Northwest.

01/08/2024 By Zoe Sayler

America's Best Airport

Photos of PDX’s New Terminal Are Here, and It’s Glorious

Portland travelers will set foot under the nine-acre wood ceiling of the new PDX terminal in May 2024.

08/04/2023 By Sam Stites

Air Travel

Deadline to Comply with Real ID Standards Pushed Again

But don’t put off that trip to the DMV forever—only 18 percent of Oregonians have made the switch so far.

12/13/2022 By Sam Stites

Air Travel

Icelandair Is Extending Its Seasonal Portland Flights into January

Iceland’s wintertime northern lights and a heck of a New Year's party just got a little closer for Portlanders. Meanwhile, Delta’s nonstop from PDX to Tokyo, Japan, is delayed till 2023.

08/25/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Air Travel

British Airways Launches Nonstop Flight from Portland to London Heathrow

Sun is in the sky, so why oh why would you want to be anywhere else?

06/06/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Food News

A Filipino Brunch Debuts, a Vegan Grocery Store Lives On, and More Food News

PDX airport opens a themed bar, Precious Pizza cart closes, and Portland pop-ups to check out this week.

03/24/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Air Travel

PDX Opens New Sensory Room in Concourse D

PDX joins a growing list of airports offering spaces and programs designed for fliers on the autism spectrum.

01/27/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

Travel

Alaska Airlines to Offer Boxed Water and Paper Cups on All Flights

The move is part of the airline's goal to reduce its inflight waste and achieve net zero emissions by 2040.

11/03/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff

Airports

PDX Reclaims Title of Best US Airport

Take that, Indianapolis!

09/09/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Design

PDX Is Getting a Stunning New Roof Made of 2.5 Million Feet of Timber

ZGF Architects designed the new feature as part of the airport’s ongoing renovation.

06/18/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Pets

The Instagram Dogs of PDX Airport's Mass Vaccination Site

Take your pup when you get your shot and make them famous.

04/29/2021 By Margaret Seiler and Julia Silverman

Air Travel

Delta to Start Direct Flights between Portland and Seoul in September

The Korean metropolis isn’t the only city with new nonstop service out of PDX in 2021. The Midwest and California’s Central Coast are suddenly a lot closer, too.

04/24/2021 By Margaret Seiler