AirportsPortland International Jetport is a large airport serving Portland, in Maine, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PWM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PWM
- ICAO code
- KPWM
- City
- Portland
- State or region
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 43.6462° N, 70.3093° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (76 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,195 m (7,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PWM means Portland International Jetport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KPWM. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.6462° N, 70.3093° W. It stands 23 metres (76 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Manchester, about 118 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Portland International Jetport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,195 metres (7,200 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 316.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,195 m 7,200 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,859 m 6,100 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth International Airport at PeasePortsmouth | PSM | 76 km |
| Augusta State AirportAugusta | AUG | 85 km |
| Knox County Regional AirportRockland | RKD | 107 km |
| Manchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester | MHT | 121 km |
| Laurence G Hanscom FieldBedford | BED | 153 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,327 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,094 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,565 km | 13 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,110 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 440 km | 1 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,243 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,980 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,697 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,304 km | 20 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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