Want to learn more about PDX People recognition? Check out the recognition programs and read about past winners on the PDX People website. You can also nominate an employee who embodies the PDX People values and serves as a shining example of great customer service for next quarter – submit a nomination now. 

PDX offers two free tools to help travelers who are blind or have low vision navigate the airport with more independence and confidence.

GoodMaps provides audible and visual turn-by-turn directions throughout the terminal, helping travelers find gates, TSA checkpoints, restrooms, dining, baggage claim, and more, right from their phone. The app supports 18 languages and updates as construction areas are completed.

Employees in the Airport Communication Center – including airport information and paging, maintenance dispatch, and the communications center – serve as the hub of our airport.

Recently the team held an award ceremony for some of their standout team members. Read about the winners and extend your thanks and appreciation to this team that acts as the trusted lifeline between travelers and emergency personnel.

If you worked this weekend, you likely noticed the uptick in passengers. This is just the start of our busy summer season.

Here’s the PDX travel forecast for summer 2026: Collectively in June, July, and August, more than 5.8 million travelers are expected to pass through the airport – which translates to nearly 327,000 more people (or a 6% increase) over the same stretch in 2025.  

The top three summer travel dates are all expected to be in August (20, 23, 27), with nearly 68,000 travelers passing through PDX on each of those days.  

Meet "The Sound of Trees” – a 75‑foot ceramic mural by artist Kate Newby, now greeting travelers just outside the north exit lane at PDX. More than 1,500 individual tiles were hand-made with found materials gathered across Oregon, like melted glass, leaves, pine needles, and 

other traces of the region’s landscape. Two years in the making, this installation was realized with local partners and the community: the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art and the Regional Arts and Culture Council hosted a community glass day, and select tiles even embed melted glass from windows at the airport’s original site to fold PDX history right into the surface.

Our recent Passport to Inclusion event gave travelers with disabilities and their families or companions the chance to experience air travel in a supportive, low-pressure environment. 

These kinds of experiences can help reduce the anxiety and uncertainty that often come with travel, especially for those with cognitive or developmental disabilities. They also help us continue building a more inclusive airport experience for all.

A big thank you to the Autism Society of Oregon, Alaska Airlines, TSA, and all our partners who helped make this event possible. Your support plays a key role in creating a more welcoming and accessible airport for everyone. 

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