Portland International Airport

Opening day for the new main terminal at PDX airport

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Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX) opens its doors today on a swanky new main lobby in the terminal that everyone will love.

The Stuck at the Airport team visited a few days before the space opened. Here are some (more) images from our tour.

The old carpet is back. In some places.

There are plenty of places in the airport that are carpeted. But PDX has brought back the social media-famous old carpet patten in a handful of spots in the terminal.

Stadium seating and giant video screens

Two sets of stadium seating with wood benches face each other in the middle of the main terminal lobby. Behind them – over the security checkpoints – are giant video screens with art and imagery of Oregon landscapes.

Art abounds in the new main terminal at PDX

Live trees, a 9-acre wooden roof and live plants

The new main terminal at PDX feels like a park with dozens of trees, a 9-acre timber roof, thousands of plants and lots of places to sit down and enjoy it all.

Snaps from Portland International Airport’s new lobby

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Construction has been going on for more than three years.

But the temporary walls come down on August 14.

And that’s when travelers at Portland International Airport (PDX) will see the new airy, tree-lined pre-security lobby, the massive, vaulted wood ceiling, new and returning shops, lots of art, the latest technology at the security checkpoint, and many other new amenities.

And they’ll know the wait was worth it.

StuckatTheAirport.com got a preview of the lobby at Portland International Airport.

Here are some snaps from our tour.

The center of the new lobby has two sections of stadium seating that will be great for hanging out with friends and family before going through security. This is also where performances will take place. We spotted a grand piano off to the side.

At the top of each section are small lounge areas with – hooray – sections of carpeting that bring back the well-loved and Internet-famous old carpet design. So get ready for a new stream of foot selfies with the #PDXCarpet tag.

Stay tuned for more about the new lobby area at Portland International Airport.

Should there be a National Museum of Pop Culture? + a PDX airport trial run

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Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), home to exhibits and experiences celebrating rock and roll music, science fiction and other expressions of popular culture, wants to The National Museum of Pop Culture.

And this week a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to get the process in motion. The bill will have to pass through congressional committees before it can be voted on by the House of Representatives and the Senate, and then the President would have to sign the bill into law. But we’re confident that will happen.

While that process is going on, we encourage you to visit the museum when you’re in town to see exhibits that include Massive: The Power of Pop Culture, Hidden Worlds: The Films of Laika, Hendrix: Wild Blue Angel, Fantasy World of Myth and Magic – and much more.

Help test out the new main terminal at PDX Airport


Portland International Airport (PDX) will open its new main terminal sometime in August. But first, they need to test it out.

As part of that process, the airport is seeking volunteers for a PDX Dress Rehearsal on Saturday, August 3. Volunteers will serve as pretend travelers and test out the check-in and security systems and share feedback.

As a bonus, the airport is giving volunteers a $50 gift card.

Sound like fun? Register here by July 15.

The PDX Carpet returns. When & where to see it.

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Have you been missing the cool carpet at Portland International Airport (PDX)?

We have.

But as luck would have it, when the new main terminal opens later this year, it will feature patches of the old carpet pattern in a few places.

The PDX teams had a local company recreate the original pattern and will be installing 5,865 square feet of that carpeting in spots where passengers and visitors will most likely be sitting, resting, and listening to music in the new main terminal area.

We can barely wait!!!

Let’s hope they bring back all the PDX Carpet souvenirs too.

Airport socks, airport carpets & more

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The Stuck at the Airport collection of airport and airplane-themed socks just keeps growing. The latest addition comes from Bradley International Airport (BDL), near Hartford, Connecticut. BDL was also kind enough to send along a notepad with the airport’s slogan: Love the Journey.

If you visit BDL, you’ll find some fun amenities. In addition to two characters from the Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield, MA (20 miles away), BDL displays Lego models of two other area attractions: the Mark Twain House and Museum and the Goodspeed Opera House.

We’re floored about airport carpets

The BDL socks join the socks in our collection that sport the retired pattern of the carpet at Portland International Airport (PDX) which spawned the passenger trend of taking “footies” on airport carpets nationwide. We’re looking forward to the wearing our PDX socks when PDX airport opens its new main terminal area in May.