Welcome to Portland International Airport, pride of the Rose City, and second busiest hub in the Pacific Northwest of the US.
KPDXHD was lovingly crafted by former Portlander Bill Womack, who took a great many of the source photos himself and spent many months hand-crafting this lovely, modern facility, which in real life was voted best in the United States several years running by Conde Nast Traveler magazine. This version has undergone a major makeover in order to take advantage of the many stunning features of the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, including all-PBR materials, custom groundwork, and immersive night lighting. Now KPDX can look as good as the rest of the Pacific Northwest in the sim!
Features:
The first iBlueYonder product for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator
Features the new Contrail installation system.
All materials reworked for full PBR support
Uses native MSFS techniques for high-detail ground polygons
Night lighting fully reworked for stunning after-hours graphics
KPDX is just terrible for 2024 standards. There is just no terminal interiors AT ALL and textures are just BAD. It is one of the earliest MSFS payware airports released 4 years ago. It is DESIGNED by iBlueYonder and RELEASED by FlightBeam. DO NOT expect FlightBeam quality for this airport.
Just flew in here. LOC is off, couldn't catch the GS, performance not great. I flew in here earlier with no problems I remember, but this time was not great. Looks nice, but made for a less than ideal approach and landing.
To me, this is the best airport that Flightbeam has made. KMSP isn't bad either, but Portland is just stunning. I'm delighted to have it in MSFS.
Now, if they could only update KPHX- it's awful in the sim, and it's a huge gap in my route map.