Portland–Troutdale Airport

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Troutdale Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Port of Portland
Operator Port of Portland
Serves Portland, Oregon Troutdale, Oregon Gresham, Oregon Wood Village, Oregon Fairview, Oregon Corbett, Oregon
Location Troutdale, Oregon
Elevation  AMSL 39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 45°32′58″N122°24′04″W / 45.54944°N 122.40111°W / 45.54944; -122.40111
Website TTD home
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Troutdale, Oregon
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TTD (the United States)
Portland-Troutdale Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
7/255,3991,646Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)105,020

Troutdale Airport( IATA : TTD, ICAO : KTTD, FAA LID : TTD), also known as Troutdale-Portland Airport, is a corporate, general aviation, and flight-training airport serving the city of Troutdale, in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. It is one of three airports in the Portland metropolitan area owned and operated by the Port of Portland. Troutdale Airport was established in 1920 as a private airfield, then purchased by the Port of Portland in 1942. [2] It serves as a reliever airport for nearby Portland International Airport (PDX).

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Located in North Troutdale, and east of Portland, and south of Troutdale Reynolds Industrial park. Northeast of Fairview and Wood Village, and East of Interlachen and North Gresham. The airport includes a Federal Aviation Administration contract control tower, one paved runway, hangars, fueling facilities, a helipad, and a small passenger terminal. Troutdale Airport is often referred to by its IATA airport code, TTD.

Operations

Located in Portland's eastern Multnomah County suburbs, Troutdale Airport is connected to the metropolitan area by TriMet buses. The primary public access point is NW Frontage Road on the south side of the airport. Facilities include a 5,400 by 150 feet (1,646 m × 46 m) runway), two taxiways (50 feet wide) and a FAA control tower, hangars, fueling facilities, a helipad, and a small main passenger terminal. The main terminal includes airport offices and a waiting area.

The airport was purchased by the Port of Portland in 1942, and is serving as a reliever airport for nearby Portland International Airport. It has been developed to support all forms of general aviation and is home to one fixed-base operator (FBO), several limited FBOs, flight schools, and aircraft repair and maintenance facilities.

Services

Facilities and aircraft

Portland–Troutdale Airport covers an area of 284 acres (115  ha ) at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,399 by 150 feet (1,646 m × 46 m), with a weight bearing capacity of 19,000 lbs for runway 7/25 and taxiways A and B.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for TTD PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 4, 2018.
  2. "Troutdale Airport Master Plan" (PDF). cdn.portofportland.com. June 2016. p. 12. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing S.307 Stratoliner N75385 Madras, OR". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  4. "Giant DC-8 jet lands at tiny country airport by mistake | Offbeat Oregon History | #ORhistory". offbeatoregon.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  5. Ranter, Harro. "Incident Robinson R22 Beta N922DD, 31 Dec 2021". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Slovic, Beth (September 1, 2024). "Three confirmed dead in Fairview plane crash". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  7. Todd, Tatum (September 1, 2024). "'It was loud, very loud': Explosion rocks neighborhood as plane crashes into condos near Troutdale Airport". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  8. Bernstein, Maxine (September 3, 2024). "Pilot who crashed into Oregon home reported 'controllability' problems on maintenance test flight, NTSB says". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved September 3, 2024.