KPDX · Portland International Airport

PORTLAND, OREGON · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

11,000

Longest ft · 10R/28L

45.59N

122.60W

Portland International Airport serves Portland, Oregon at 31 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10R/28L, at 11,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
10R/28L	11,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
10L/28R	9,825 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
3/21	6,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 31 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	31 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,231 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,431 ft	2,912 ft	2,366 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,438 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10R/28L, 11,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,551 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPDX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTTD Portland Troutdale Airport	9 nm E	5,399 ft
KHIO Portland Hillsboro Airport	15 nm W	6,600 ft
KSPB Scappoose Industrial Airpark	16 nm NW	5,100 ft
KUAO Aurora State Airport	22 nm S	5,003 ft
KMMV McMinnville Municipal Airport	33 nm SW	5,420 ft
KSLE Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field	44 nm SW	5,811 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPDX

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPDX, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KPDX or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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