Portland International Jetport - Definition and Overview

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

Mohammed Atta (blue shirt) and Abdulaziz al-Omari boarding a Colgan Air/US Airways Express flight from this airport to Boston on the morning of September 11, 2001. Note that they did not hijack this flight from Portland to Boston.

Portland International Jetport is an airport in Portland, Maine. It has the IATA Airport Code PWM. It originally was called Portland Westbrook Municipal.

On September 11, 2001, Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari flew on a Colgan Air (US Airways Express) jet from Portland to Logan International Airport in Boston. From there, he hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and crashed it into One World Trade Center.

Airlines and destinations

• American Eagle (Chicago O'Hare, New York LaGuardia)
• Continental Airlines (Newark)
• Continental Connection (Commutair) (Albany)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Cincinnati, New York LaGuardia)
• Delta Connection (Comair) (Boston)
• Independence Air (Washington Dulles)
• Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis)
• Northwest Airlink (Mesaba/Pinnacle) (Detroit)
• United Express (Air Wisconsin) (Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles)
• US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh)
• US Airways Express (New York LaGuardia, Washington National)

External links

• Portland International Jetport Homepage (http://www.portlandjetport.org)