🇺🇸 Portland, United States of America
Portland is a major city of United States of America. Real-Earth coordinates 45.522°, -122.682°, population 1,875,000. A river or a coast to follow, tall enough buildings to make a proximity line interesting, and open airspace once you clear the centre. Skydex flies the real Earth here — the elevation, coastline and city layout under the aircraft come from the same data the map does, and the sky is shared with everyone else flying it.
Live over Portland heard by the Skydex receiver network
7 aircraft within 60 km right now, plus 1 private shown anonymously.
- a677ca · Boeing 737-800 · 4,825 ft · 11 km
- ASA715 · Boeing 737-800 · Alaska Airlines · 35,900 ft · 12 km
- ASA325 · Boeing 737-800 · Alaska Airlines · 1,675 ft · 14 km
- QXE2109 · Embraer E175 (long wing) · Horizon Air Industries, Inc. · 2,875 ft · 23 km
- QXE2165 · Embraer E175 (long wing) · Horizon Air Industries, Inc. · 30,000 ft · 32 km
- ASA774 · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Alaska Airlines · 40,000 ft · 34 km
- SKW3064 · Embraer E175 (long wing) · SkyWest Airlines · 14,500 ft · 42 km
As of 00:42 UTC · updates live · about the network · see them in 3D over Portland →
Seen on the water near Portland last 30 days, AIS via the Skydex feed
213 vessels on 30 days · 1,230 sightings (one vessel on one day) · type known for 144 of them.
Counted from the AIS positions the Skydex feed received here — sampled once a day in local daytime, plus whenever pilots fly here — not a port register. Ship tracking
Airports near Portland within 120 km, heard by the Skydex receiver network
- Portland International Airport (PDX) · 10 km · 8,542 flights in 30 days
- Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field (SLE) · 73 km · 3 flights in 30 days
- Tillamook Airport (OTK) · 89 km · 3 flights in 30 days
- Astoria Regional Airport (AST) · 117 km · 3 flights in 30 days
Flights are airline flight numbers our receivers heard heading to or from the airport, once a day each — not runway movements. All airports
Activity in Portland
“Pilots” counts signed-in players; “visits” counts sessions, not unique people.
Flying conditions in Portland
Sunrise 07:03 · Sunset 16:45 · 9 h 42 m of daylight (local time)
Verdict weighs gusts, precipitation and cold — the things that actually decide whether a drone or a bird has a good time up there. Sunrise and sunset are computed from the city's coordinates, not forecast. Forecast issued 2026-11-11 00:41 UTC and refreshed live in your browser. Weather by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Flying weather in Portland through the year
November in Portland averages 8.3°C with winds around 16 km/h, and roughly 40% of days are good for flying — about 19 days see rain.
Fewest weather restrictions: July, August, June; November is the most restricted at 40% usable days. (That's about wind and rain, not comfort — check the temperatures below.)
| Month | Avg temp | Wind | Rain days | Good to fly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C | 16 km/h | 10 | 69% |
| February | 5.3°C | 16 km/h | 18 | 50% |
| March | 8.7°C | 16 km/h | 18 | 52% |
| April | 11.1°C | 14 km/h | 10 | 73% |
| May | 15°C | 14 km/h | 10 | 76% |
| June | 18.4°C | 15 km/h | 5 | 85% |
| July | 20.9°C | 15 km/h | 2 | 94% |
| August | 21.3°C | 15 km/h | 3 | 92% |
| September | 18.5°C | 14 km/h | 6 | 83% |
| October | 12°C | 15 km/h | 12 | 63% |
| November | 8.3°C | 16 km/h | 19 | 40% |
| December | 7°C | 19 km/h | 19 | 42% |
Based on ERA5 reanalysis. “Good to fly” counts days without strong wind, real rain or hard frost — the conditions that actually ground a drone.
Recent activity in Portland
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What you can do here
- Fly Portland in an FPV drone or as a gull, from 45.522°, -122.682° — keyboard and mouse, a gamepad, or a real RC transmitter over USB.
- Check the weather first: live wind, gusts and cloud over the city, plus the month-by-month flyable-days table above.
- Watch real traffic — aircraft overhead and ships on the water come from live ADS-B and AIS feeds, not from a script.
- Meet other pilots in the same sky: city chat room, radio, and the walkie-talkie frequency for Portland.