Portland International airport enjoys steady growth despite its smaller market footprint

Portland International Airport has logged solid growth during the last few years, driven in part by the hub role it plays for Alaska Air Group.

Although Portland's market size is much smaller than US west coast hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, Portland continues to slowly expand its route offerings.

The airport has also drawn interest from international airlines during the last couple of years including Condor, Icelandair and Volaris, which have all added new service to Portland. Icelandair has already committed to add an additional frequency to part of its seasonal service to Reykjavik during 2016.

Portland's network breadth and depth will never reach the scale of the larger hubs dominated by the large global US network airlines. But its growth trends during the last few years show the airport's position within the US domestic market remains stable.