Portland (Maine) airport

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Portland International Jetport
KPWM Aerial Wiki.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KPWM
IATA code PWM
Coordinates

43 ° 38 '46 "  N , 70 ° 18' 33"  W Coordinates: 43 ° 38 '46 "  N , 70 ° 18' 33"  W.
Height above MSL 23 m (75  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 4 km southwest of Portland
Street I-95 / I-295 / ME 9 / ME 22
Local transport Bus :
Greater Portland METRO Route 5
Basic data
opening 1927
operator City of Portland
surface 340 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 2,134,430 (2018)
Air freight 8,822 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		56,926 (2018)
Employees 5,258 (2016)
Runways
11/29 2195 m × 46 m asphalt
18/36 1524 m × 46 m asphalt

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The Portland (Maine) Airport ( Portland International Jetport ; IATA code : PWM; ICAO code : KPWM) is an international commercial airport near Portland ( Maine ) in the northeastern United States .

Location and transport links

The Portland International Jetport is four kilometers southeast of downtown Portland. The Maine State Route 9 runs west of the airport, the Maine State Route 22 northwest of the airport. There is also an interchange on Interstate 95 west of the airport and an interchange on Interstate 295 south of the airport .

The Portland International Jetport is integrated into local public transport by buses ; Route 5 of the Greater Portland METRO connects it regularly with the city center of Portland.

history

It opened in the late 1920s ( Portland Westbrook Municipal ) and expanded into a regional airfield in the 1950s. It lies at a height of 23.5 m. It has two runways and is the largest airport in the state. Runway 11/29 was built in 1957 and extended to 2073 m (6800 feet) in 1966. The terminal opened in 1968 at the beginning of the new age.

In 2004 the runway was extended again, now to 2195 m (7200 feet).

Airlines and Destinations

Non-stop destinations from Portland International Jetport

Seven airlines operate scheduled flights at Portland International Jetport . In 2018, American Airlines including American Eagle had the highest market share among passengers with 28.39 percent, followed by Delta Air Lines including Delta Connection with 25.30 percent, United Airlines including United Express with 20.10 percent, Southwest Airlines with 14, 25 percent, Jetblue Airways with 8.29 percent, Frontier Airlines with 2.98 percent and Elite Airways with 0.62 percent. The remaining 0.07 percent was accounted for by charter flights.

Portland International Jetport has direct flights to 20 destinations, some of which are only offered seasonally. Contrary to the designation as an international airport, only destinations in the United States are served, especially hubs of the individual airlines. At times, destinations in Canada were also served .

Traffic figures

Source: Portland International Jetport
Sources: Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport Traffic Figures 1990-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail )		 Aircraft movements
(with military)
2018 2,134,430 8,822 56,926
2017 1,862,213 8,182 51,805
2016 1,785,649 9,150 50.993
2015 1,728,746 11,711 48,898
2014 1,667,734 10,918 46,633
2013 1,675,978 11,122 51,568
2012 1,671,826 10.163 54,566
2011 1,674,814 9,984 57,143
2010 1,707,426 10,285 60,257
2009 1,736,941 11,920 62.160
2008 1,762,925 16,010 73,776
2007 1,650,581 18,261 72,985
2006 1,410,484 15,828 77,422
2005 1,455,925 15,440 80.257
2004 1,365,078 15,251 90.241
2003 1,248,972 16,026 88.143
2002 1,248,362 14,550 102,630
2001 1,252,597 14,437 112.043
2000 1,342,557 16,275 106.252
1999 1,357,053 14,070 125.016
1998 1,312,296 14,138 129,078
1997 1,223,883 12,672 128,897
1996 1,137,353 8,314 115,881
1995 1,120,371 7,901 119,659
1994 1,149,794 - 112,894
1993 1,192,734 - 125,363
1992 1,214,317 - 122.034
1991 1,118,480 - 110,943
1990 1,132,771 - 111,577

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Portland (2017)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Baltimore , Maryland 143,770 Southwest
02 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 097,370 American
03 New York – JFK , New York 096,580 Delta , JetBlue
04th Atlanta , Georgia 091,220 delta
05 Newark , New Jersey 090,100 United
06th Washington – National , Washington, DC 085,860 American
07th Charlotte , North Carolina 084.040 American
08th New York – LaGuardia , New York 064,940 American
09 Detroit , Michigan 061,200 delta
10 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 054,970 American, United

Incidents

Others

On July 1, 2005, a plane landed in Portland for the first time after a transatlantic flight, it was a Boeing 757 of the American Primaris Airlines .

Web links

Commons : Portland International Jetport  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b History Of The Portland International Jetport. PortlandJetport.org, accessed September 4, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Jetport Financials. PortlandJetport.org, accessed March 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Airport Statistics. PortlandJetport.org, accessed March 10, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Master Plan. TheJetport.AirportStudy.com, accessed September 4, 2018 .
  5. ^ Ground Transportation. PortlandJetport.org, accessed March 10, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Transit Guide & Map. GPMetro.org , accessed March 10, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Jetport Sets All-Time Passenger Record. PortlandJetport.org, February 22, 2019, accessed March 10, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Airlines. PortlandJetport.org, accessed March 10, 2019 .
  9. ^ A b About the Portland International Jetport. (No longer available online.) PortlandJetport.org, archived from the original on June 9, 2007 ; accessed on September 4, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.portlandjetport.org
  10. ↑ Portland, ME: Portland International Jetport (PWM). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed September 4, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Air-Britain Archive: Casualty compendium part 50 (English), September 1993, p. 81.
  12. ↑ Accident Report CV-240 NC91241 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 26 November 2017th