Portland International charts & airport diagram

What KPDX publishes

Airport diagram

The FAA airport diagram for Portland International — runways, taxiways, ramps and hold short lines. Shown in the browser above; the FAA PDF ↗ is the authoritative copy.

Instrument approaches at KPDX

Portland International has 24 published instrument approaches of 8 types (ILS, RNAV (RNP), RNAV (GPS), LOC, VOR, TACAN, COLUMBIA VISUAL RWY 10L/R and MILL VISUAL RWY 28L/R). 18 of them offer vertical guidance; ILS gives the lowest minimums. One is circling only — bringing you to the airport rather than a runway, to circle for whichever runway the wind favors at circling minimums.

No published approach to runway 03: landing on that end in instrument conditions means a circling approach or a visual after breaking out.

Departures and arrivals

Portland International publishes 6 departure procedures (SIDs) — charted routes from the runway to the en route structure, assigned by ATC in the clearance. It also publishes 5 arrivals (STARs), the mirror image: charted routes from the en route structure down to where the approach begins. Each one is in the list at the foot of this page with its continuation pages.

Takeoff, alternate and surface information

• Takeoff minimums are published for KPDX. Standard is 1 statute mile visibility for one and two engine aircraft (½ mile for more than two) unless this section says otherwise; Part 91 operators are not bound by them but the obstacle notes apply to everyone.
• A diverse vector area (DVA) is established, so ATC can issue radar vectors below the minimum vectoring altitude right after departure.
• Non standard alternate minimums are published: if you file KPDX as an IFR alternate, the required forecast is higher than the default 600-2 for precision or 800-2 for non precision approaches. Check the alternate rule tool.