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What is it?
Airport Futures is a collaborative effort between the City of Portland, Port of Portland, and the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan community to create an integrated long-range development plan for Portland International Airport (PDX). Beginning in fall 2007 and concluding in spring 2010, the Port will update the airport master plan and the City will create a land use plan recognizing PDX’s role in the regional economy while managing City infrastructure and livability. The three year process will reinforce Portland’s planning legacy, PDX’s reputation as one of the premier airports in the country, and incorporate principles of sustainability and livability. The City and Port are committed to planning for future cargo and passenger aviation's needs of the region while using reasonable efforts to avoided, reduce or mitigate potential impacts to the community.

Current Status:
The Goals and Issues phase (Phase 1) of the planning process has been completed and the Forecast phase (Phase 2) is nearly complete. The Planning Advisory Group has developed a Vision and Values statement, or goals for the planning process moving forward in the Fall of 2007. For more information on the Vision and Values click here.

On April 15, 2008, the Planning Advisory Group approved by consensus the aviation demand forecasts for PDX. For a copy of the forecasts, click here. These forecasts will be presented to the Portland Planning Commission and Port Commission on May 13 and May 14, respectively, and then forwarded to FAA for approval.

Next Steps:
We are moving into the City Early Proposal and PDX Facility Requirements phase (Phase 3) of the planning process. The Planning Advisory Group will be evaluating different land use regulatory tools for the City's land use plan for PDX. The forecasts will be used to determine terminal, airfield, parking, roadway facility needs for PDX. Sustainability considerations will inform the facility requirements work. There will be continued work on a sustainability evaluation framework to be used to evaluate alternatives for accommodating future demand.

A list of the Planning Advisory Group and subcommittee meetings can be found on the Meetings calendar. Participation on all subcommittee meetings is open to non-PAG members.