Airport location, terminals and transportation
Portland International Airport is located 10 kilometres from the city centre, in the territory of the state of Oregon. It is the largest air terminal of the state. Both US military and civilian aircraft make shared use of PDX. The airport encompasses 3 runways and one terminal. The passenger terminal is divided into 2 sides and 5 concourses. The South Terminal comprises Concourses A, B, and C. The North Terminal, in its turn, includes Concourses D and E. Concourses C and D are connected by a walkway. The airport passenger traffic makes up 19 million people per year.
In order to get to the city centre, passengers can use the MAX Red Line light rail service. The light rail station is placed near Baggage Claim Area 2. Bus number 205 goes through the suburbs of Portland to the neighbouring state of Washington. Besides, there are various official taxi services at PDX. In addition, passengers can take advantage of the services of such network companies as Uber, Lyft, and Wingz in the territory of the airport.
Rental offices, how to find them, where to return car
Car rental agencies, which have an extensive international network all over the world, provide their services at Portland International Airport. These are Ace rent a car, Advantage, Alamo, Enterprise, Dollar, Budget, Avis, Economy, Europcar, EZ rent a car, Firefly, Fox, and Thrifty. The desks of the agencies are placed in the baggage claim hall. Rental car collection locations are stationed on the lower level of a short-term multi-level parking garage, between Concourses A and E. You can get to the parking garage from the ticket hall (using the skybridges and lifts) and from the baggage claim hall through the underground passages. The leased cars are returned to the same locations if another car return area has not been specified when concluding a rental agreement. The rental car pickup point Portland Airport (PDX) Car Rental (7105 NE Airport Way, Portland) is positioned at the first level of the short-term parking garage.
Such companies as Budget, Alamo, Thrifty, and Payless offer a free bus, which departs from the Main Terminal and takes their clients to a certain car collection point, so that they may receive a selected vehicle. Alamo Rent A Car is located at 9115 NE Airport Way, Portland. Budget Car Rental is found at International Airport, 10947 NE Holman St, Portland. Thrifty agency is situated nearby, at 10800 NE Holman St, Portland.
Long-term and short-term parking, hotels nearby
A long-stay multi-level parking lot lies behind the short-term parking garage. It is connected to the terminal by tunnels and moving sidewalks. Economy parking is located at a considerable distance from the terminal at the following address: 10105 NE Airport Way, Portland. Valet parking services are provided at the top departure level, next to the ticket hall.
Most hotels located within a 2-kilometre radius of Portland International Airport offer their guests a free transfer from the airport and back. These are the Embassy Suites, the Red Lion Hotel, the Country Inn and Suites by Radisson, and the Hampton Inn.