# Portland International Airport (PDX)

> Portland, US · IATA: PDX · ICAO: KPDX · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PDX` |
| ICAO | `KPDX` |
| City | Portland |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 45.58870, -122.59800 |

## Description

Semiconductor equipment from the Silicon Forest, Nike apparel and time-critical electronics: most of what leaves Portland by air is high-value, low-weight freight. Portland International Airport (IATA: PDX, ICAO: KPDX), Oregon's largest airport, sits on the Columbia River about 20 km from downtown and handled roughly 207,000 tonnes of freight and mail in 2025 according to FAA data. FedEx Express, UPS Airlines and DHL Express anchor the dedicated PDX Cargo Center and Air Trans Center, with belly capacity on passenger services adding to that. The airport is Site 2 of Foreign-Trade Zone 45, granted to the Port of Portland, with subzones for Lam Research and Epson allowing duty deferral and re-export without US import duties. On 30 June 2026 the second and final phase of the main terminal reconstruction was completed, a 2.15-billion-dollar, roughly one-million-square-foot project and the largest public infrastructure scheme in Oregon's history. Interstates 5, 84 and 205 serve the site, BNSF and Union Pacific handle rail, and the Port of Portland's Rivergate marine terminals lie a few kilometres downriver, which makes sea-air combinations straightforward. US Customs and Border Protection clears international shipments on site. Shippers needing more widebody freighter frequency usually turn to Seattle-Tacoma (SEA, about 280 km) or Oakland (OAK) further south.

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