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Portland International Jetport

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For the airport of Portland, Oregon, see Portland International Airport

Portland International Jetport (IATA: PWM, ICAO: KPWM) 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.

Airlines and Nonstop Destinations

Air Cargo Operators and Destinations

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.

On July 1 2005, Portland recieved it's first Trans-Atlantic arrival. The flight was Primaris Airlines flight 3 from Shannon, Ireland. The flight was on a Boeing 757-200, regristration N740PA.

Historical Service

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