--- iata: PWM name: Portland International Jetport city: Portland country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-09' officialWebsite: 'https://portlandjetport.org/' sources: - 'https://portlandjetport.org/' - >- https://portlandjetport.org/news/jetport-sets-all-time-record-for-passenger-traffic-in-2025 - >- https://portlandjetport.org/news/jetport-recognized-as-best-airport-in-north-america-for-customer-experience - 'https://portlandjetport.org/in-the-terminal' - 'https://portlandjetport.org/airlines' - 'https://portlandjetport.org/parking' - 'https://portlandjetport.org/ground-transportation' - 'https://portlandjetport.org/faqs' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/kpwm' - >- https://www.gpmetro.org/route_alert/greater-portland-metro-fare-increase-effective-august-1-2026/ - 'https://www.sleepinginairports.net/guides/portland-jetport-guide.htm' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_International_Jetport' quickFacts: - >- Official Jetport traffic release (12 Feb 2026): 2,593,067 passengers in calendar 2025, breaking the 2024 record of 2,438,054. Wikipedia box also prints 1,297,966 enplanements for 2025. Maine’s busiest civil field. - >- Single three-level terminal. Official In the Terminal page lists amenities through Gate 12 (adult changing room at Gate 12). July 2025 ribbon-cutting: $21.6 million / 4,200 sq ft concourse addition with three new boarding bridges, seven ADA all-gender toilets, and a new service-animal relief area. Older third-party maps still saying 11 gates are stale. - >- Operator: City of Portland, Transportation Department. Official site https://portlandjetport.org/. Address 1001 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME 04102. ICAO KPWM. AirNav elev 75.7 ft (Wikipedia box 76 ft). Two asphalt runways: 11/29 7,200 × 150 and 18/36 6,100 × 150. Official FAQ: about five miles / 15 minutes downtown; AirNav: two miles west of the city. - >- Pure civil City of Portland passenger field. PWM stands for Portland Westbrook Municipal — the last airway light before the field was in Westbrook. Do not confuse with Portland International Airport in Oregon (PDX). Bangor (BGR) and Sanford Seacoast (SFM) are different Maine airports. Northeast Air / MAC Jets FBOs and the cargo-apron CBP landing-rights desk are not the passenger hall. - >- Official airlines page (trust FIDS, checked 9 Sep 2026): American, Breeze, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, United. 2025 Jetport share: American 28.01% (726,443), Delta 22.55%, United 20.28%, Southwest 16.43%, Breeze 7.22%, JetBlue 3.48%, Frontier 1.08%, Sun Country 0.84%, Avelo 0.09%. Avelo and Frontier flew in 2025 but are not on today’s official carrier list. No scheduled international passenger flights — Air Canada left 1 Mar 2013. AirNav customs is a GA landing-rights desk on the cargo apron. - >- Live Priority Pass USA (checked 9 Sep 2026) has no Portland ME / PWM pin. Official terminal directory lists no lounge. American’s PWM page: clubs not available. Sleeping in Airports (updated 23 Mar 2026): no pay lounge. Escape Lounge / CLEAR at “Portland” are PDX. Aggregator “Beacon Lounge” and Air France / AirTrain pins are fiction. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Official ask is 90 minutes — 4:30–7 a.m. is the crush' detail: >- The building is 24/7; TSA, ticket counters, and concessions close after the last evening departure and generally reopen 1.5 hours before the first morning departure. Official airlines page: counters usually open two hours before scheduled departures and want you 90 minutes prior. Ticketed passengers only past TSA. summary: >- Official FAQ: arrive at least 1.5 hours before departure. Peaks are 4:30–7:00, 10:00–14:00, and 17:00–19:00. category: timing - label: Transfers title: 'One hall — Level 3 TSA, Level 2 gates, Level 1 bags' detail: >- Skybridge from Level 3 reaches the garage. Official Goodmaps indoor navigation is the Jetport’s published wayfinding app (added 2025). Sleeping in Airports still saying 11 gates / METRO Route 5 is stale — official pages list Gate 12 and Route 7. summary: >- There is no second terminal and no airside hop to invent. Ticketing and baggage claim sit on Level 1; the only TSA checkpoint is on Level 3; the linear concourse is Level 2. category: terminal - label: Food title: Eat airside — the official kitchen is all past TSA detail: >- Third-party Starbucks hours commonly 03:30–19:30. No 24-hour food. Sleeping in Airports (Mar 2026) found no landside restaurant — confirm before you skip security. Concession questions: 207-216-2108. HMSHost-style airport prices; a Jan 2025 local report had an $8.50 grande cold brew and $18.99 wings. summary: >- Official dining: Great American Bagel Gate 4, Shipyard Brewport Gate 5, Starbucks Gate 7, Burger King Gate 9, Linda Bean Maine Lobster Cafe Gate 10. category: food - label: Live checks title: 'No lounge, no CLEAR, no PDX mix-up' detail: >- Trust FIDS for United’s first Maine–California Saturdays (LAX / SFO from 27 Jun 2026) and Breeze CAK / CVG / CHS summer 2026 starts. Avelo HVN and Frontier were 2025 metal, not on today’s official list. ACI ASQ 2025 surveys (announced 26 Feb 2026): Best Airport in North America 2–5 million passengers, Most Dedicated Staff in North America, Easiest Airport Journey in North America. summary: >- PWM is Portland, Maine. PDX is Portland, Oregon — that field has Escape Lounge and CLEAR. This one has neither. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Airside bottle filler across from Gate 8 zone: airside summary: >- Traveler-documented free filler (Sleeping in Airports, updated 23 Mar 2026). Official page does not publish a pin — this is the best-documented airside landmark. Empty at TSA. location: 'Level 2 airside, across from Gate 8 (companion restroom also at Gate 8)' terminal: 'Main terminal, Level 2 concourse' isBestValue: true - kind: refill name: Landside filler near the Level 1 exit zone: landside summary: >- Same Sleeping in Airports note: a free filler landside near the exit. Use it after landing or if you are not clearing TSA. Overnight sleepers stay landside once the checkpoint closes. location: Level 1 near the exit / baggage-claim public side terminal: 'Main terminal, Level 1' - kind: purchase name: Starbucks sealed bottle zone: airside price: >- posted Starbucks price (typically about $3.50–$4.50 for a 20 oz sealed bottle; not an official Jetport tariff — confirm at the register) summary: >- Official food list puts Starbucks at Gate 7. Buy a sealed bottle only if you skipped the Gate 8 filler. Third-party hours often 03:30–19:30. location: 'Starbucks on the concourse at Gate 7, airside after TSA' terminal: 'Main terminal, Gate 7' isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Downeast Marketplace / Cool As A Moose bottle zone: airside price: posted shop price (confirm at the register) summary: >- Official news-and-gift pin at Gate 6. Useful if Gate 8’s filler is down or Starbucks is closed after the last bank. location: 'Downeast Marketplace / Cool As A Moose at Gate 6, airside' terminal: 'Main terminal, Gate 6' airportistScore: 6.9 slug: pwm region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/pwm](/airports/pwm). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/pwm) - [Lounge directory](/airports/pwm/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Portland International Jetport (PWM) Portland, United States · North America A single compact Maine hall with an ASQ ‘easiest journey’ trophy — undone by zero lounges, no rail, and a winter bank that waits on the inbound airplane. ## Airportist Score **6.9 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.0 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 2.6M - Terminals: 1 terminal, Gates 1–12 - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 80% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Origin-and-destination trips when you can walk one 12-gate concourse - Drivers using the $16 garage or $10 Pink Lot shuttle - Travelers who refill at Gate 8 and skip the lounge hunt ## Watch out for - Booking PDX (Portland, Oregon) by mistake - Assuming Priority Pass, Escape Lounge, or CLEAR exist here - Stale Route 5 / 11-gate / Avelo-Frontier guides - Overnighting airside — the checkpoint closes after the last departure ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/pwm/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/pwm/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/pwm/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/pwm/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/pwm/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/pwm/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/pwm/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/pwm/reviews.md) (free)