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Portland Intl Jetport (PWM) Airport Guide

Airport Name

Portland International Jetport

Airport Location

The airport is located 8km (5 miles) to the southwest of downtown Portland.

Terminals

IATA Code

PWM

Telephone

+1 207 874 8877

Airport Overview

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Portland International Jetport lies southwest of the city of Portland. It is Maine’s largest airport and served 1.7 million passengers in 2008. Airlines include AirTran, Continental Airlines, Delta, JetBlue and US Airways serving, among others, New York (JFK and La Guardia) Washington (Dulles and National), Charlotte, Atlanta and Chicago (O’Hare).

Getting into Town

Road: Taxi: Taxi service (tel: +1 207 879 1903) is available from the first morning flights to the last flights in the evening. Limousine: Limousine service is provided by several companies, including Action Limo (tel: +1 207 636 2300, Airport Limo and Taxi (tel: 1 800 517 9442), Bay Limo (tel: +1 207 878 2292), Chariot Limo (tel: +1 207 873 1038) and Hit The Road (tel: +1 207 230 0095). The last three of these also have vans available. Bus: Portland Explorer (website: www.transportme.org/) provides a shuttle service that connects the Jetport with Portland's transportation facilities and a number of other locations.

Car Parking

The short-term car park is located directly opposite the terminal building. The cell phone pick-up lot is also close to the terminal. Long-term surface and garage parking are nearby. There is a remote parking area with shuttle service that is used for only a few days during the winter. For more information, call Standard Parking Corp (tel: +1 207 772 7028).

Information Desks

There is a visitor information booth in the terminal (tel: +1 207 774 7301).

Airport Facilities

Money and communications: ATMs are available on the ground level in the terminal.

Eating and drinking: There is a full-service restaurant as well as a coffee bar on the upper level.

Shopping: There are news-stands and a gift shop in the terminal.

Luggage: There are no luggage storage facilities at the airport. For luggage lost in the terminal, call the Portland Police Airport Office (tel: +1 207 874 8878).

Airport Hotels

Amerisuites Hotel (tel: +1 207 775 3900), Coastline Inn (tel: +1 207 772 3838), Comfort Inn (tel: +1 207 775 0409), Days Inn (tel: +1 207 772 3450), DoubleTree Hotel (tel: +1 207 774 5611), Eastland Park (tel: +1 207 775 5411), Embassy Suites (tel: +1 207 775 2200) and Fairfield Inn by Marriott (tel: +1 207 871 0611) are among the many local hotels offering a free shuttle service to the airport.

Airport Disabled Facilities

The airport is fully accessible to disabled travellers.