Portland International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Portland, Oregon (United States)

IATA: PDX ICAO: KPDX

Longest Active Runway

11,000 ft

3,353 meters

Field Elevation

31 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.5887°, -122.5980°

LARGE AIRPORT

🏆

Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #366 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#598 of 7558

Top 7.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

tied #39 of 63 in US

same length as SJC, KOA, EWR · #121 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PDX in numbers: 11,000 ft longest runway · tied #366 of 650 published · #598 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.9%) · tied #39 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

⛰️

Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

PDX lies at 9 m (31 ft), #550 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 576 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,156 ft higher than PDX.

🧭

Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of PDX. Nearest published airport: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), 112 NM, 11,901 ft (901 ft longer than PDX); 3 within 250 NM.

✈️

Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)

PDX runways: 10R/28L 11,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 10L/28R 9,825 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 3/21 6,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #39 of 63 in United States with SJC/KOA/EWR at 11,000 ft; DEN leads by 5,000 ft (16,000 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10R/28L	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10L/28R	9,825 ft (2995 m / 2.995 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
3/21	6,000 ft (1829 m / 1.829 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →