Alaska Airlines is expanding its aircraft maintenance with a new 125,000-square-foot hangar facility at Portland International Airport that will allow maintenance technicians to work on up to three narrowbody aircraft or two widebody aircraft at a time.

On June 16, Alaska Airlines broke ground on the building, which will be adjacent to the airline’s Horizon Air Ops Center & Maintenance Hangar. It will be on Port of Portland-owned land, at 7646 N.E. Airtrans Way.

According to city of Portland records, the estimated project cost is approximately $135-150 million. The facility will add about 125,000 square feet of indoor aircraft maintenance space for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines’ fleets and 60,000 square feet of space for offices, engine, machine and sheet metal shops and support areas.

According to the city of Portland, once built, the facility is projected to create at least 100 new living-wage jobs for maintenance workers, engineers and service professionals.

“The new hangar embodies our strong partnership with Alaska, and our mutual commitment to making our region a place where everyone can thrive,” Port of Portland’s chief aviation officer, Dan Pippenger, stated in a press release. “It’s a smart investment in our local talent that’s sure to boost our region’s economy and strengthen our future.”

The project team includes architect JNG Architects of Anchorage, Alaska; civil engineer DOWL of Bellevue, Washington; structural engineer Schneider Structural Engineers, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona; MEP/fire protection Coffman Engineers of Anchorage; and general contractor Swinerton Builders of Concord, California.

The facility will be LEED certified. It will also feature EV charging stations, water conservation features and sustainable building materials. Other design details have not been shared.

Construction is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2028.

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