Portland International Jetport
|
|
For the airport of Portland, Oregon, see Portland International Airport
Portland International Jetport Template:Airport codes is an airport in Portland, Maine. Originally called Portland Westbrook Municipal, it is the largest airport in Maine and one of the largest airports in New England.
| Contents |
Airlines and Nonstop Destinations
- Continental Express (Cleveland, Newark)
- Commutair dba Continental Connection (Boston)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Cincinnati)
- ASA dba Delta Connection (Boston, New York/LaGuardia)
- Comair dba Delta Connection (Boston, New York/LaGuardia)
- Independence Air (Washington/Dulles)
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit)
- Mesaba Airlines dba Northwest Airlink (Detroit, Minneapolis)
- Pinnacle Airlines dba Northwest Airlink (Detroit, Minneapolis)
- Trans States Airlines dba United Express (Chicago/O'Hare, Washington/Dulles)
- Chautauqua Airlines dba US Airways Express (New York/LaGuardia)
- Mesa Air dba US Airways Express (Philadelphia)
- MidAtlantic Airlines dba US Airways Express (Philadelphia, Washington/Reagan)
- Piedmont Airlines dba US Airways Express (New York/LaGuardia)
- PSA dba US Airways Express (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
- US Airways (Philadelphia, Washington/Reagan)
Air Cargo Operators and Destinations
- Airborne Express (Allentown, PA)
- Federal Express (Boston, Memphis)
- Wiggins Airways (Operates as feeder for FedEx Express) (Bangor, Manchester, Presque Isle, Poughkeepsie, NY)
Ground Transporation
The airport is accessible from I-95 (the Maine Turnpike) and I-295. A shuttle service called the Portland Explorer connects the airport with other transportation facilities within the Portland area.
History
In late 2002, American Eagle left Portland Jetport, one of the airline's few remaining northeast destinations.
In 2004, the City of Portland began expanding the jetport's runway. They lengthened it from 6800 feet to 7200 feet, allowing larger aircrafts to takeoff and land there.
On May 1,2005, Independence Air added a flight from Portland to Washington's Dulles International Airport on an Airbus A319, making them the first carrier to fly a passenger Airbus jet out of Portland. Federal Express began using a Airbus A310 in late November 2004 on flights to Memphis International Airport.
Recently, startup Air Carrier Primaris Airlines has been sporadically flying from Portland to Boston's Logan International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport.
After over thirty years at the jetport, Delta Airlines, which at one point flew Boeing 767-200 and Boeing 757-200 aircraft out of Portland, decided to end Mainline service to the jetport beginning September 1, 2005. All Delta flights out of Portland will be flown by Delta Connection.
The airport is also notable as the starting point of Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari on September 11, 2001. Their initial flight that day was to Boston, where they then hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and crashed it into One World Trade Center.
Historical Service
- 1931-1941: Boston & Maine Airways
- 1941-1972: Northeast Airlines (Boston & Maine Airways rebranded as Northeast Airlines
- 1962 Atlantic Airways
- 1970 Aroostook Airways
- 1970-1981: Air New England
- 1972-1990: Bar Harbor Airlines (Part of Eastern Express)
- 1972-Today: Delta Airlines (Northeast Airlines Merged with Delta Airlines)
- 1982-1985: Air Vermont
- 1983-1987: People Express
- 1974-1995: Northeast Express Regional Airlines (Northeast Express Regional Airlines was bought by Northwest Airlines)
- 1985-Today: United Airlines
- 1986: Presidential Airways
- 1987-Today: Continental Airlines (People Express was bought by Continental Airlines)
- 1987-2000 Business Express (Originally its own company, then it became part of Delta Connection who sold it to American Eagle)
- 1989-Today: US Airways
- 1993: Trans World Express
- 1999-Today: Northwest Airlines
- 1999-2002: American Airlines
- 1999-2001: TWA
- 1999-2001: Air Nova
- 2004-Today: Independence Air
External links
- Portland International Jetport Homepage (http://www.portlandjetport.org)
- Aircraft Pictures from the Portland International Jetport on Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?nr_of_rows=20&sort_order=aircraft&first_this_page=0&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&&countrysearch=USA%20-%20Maine&placesearch=Portland%20-%20International%20Jetport%20%28PWM%20%2F%20KPWM%29)