Growth and expansion: The history of PDX airport

The brand-new main terminal at Portland International Airport debuts Wednesday, but this is far from the first big upgrade at PDX.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland International Airport has come a long way to get where it is today. Wednesday’s debut of the new main terminal might be the single biggest upgrade in the airport’s history — and likely the most visually impressive — but it’s just the latest in a long line up PDX upgrades stretching back decades.

Portland’s first airport was on Swan Island, operating from 1927 to 1940. But even though it only lasted for 13 years, it began with a big event: Charles

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