The brand-new main terminal at Portland International Airport made its grand debut on Wednesday, August 14. Throughout the past four years of construction, officials at PDX airport promised that the new main terminal would be worth the wait and the hassle — and they were absolutely right, according to many of the first travelers to pass through on day 1. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/5-things-to-know-new-pdx/283-62f70206-7177-4f5c-9c85-8be7f65d11c9 It's a ground-up rebuild for the airport's main terminal, replacing and reconfiguring everything from the ticket counters and security lines to the vendor booths and lounge areas, all underneath a sprawling new wooden roof designed to let in plenty of natural light for the newly installed trees throughout the wide-open space below. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect 00:00 Renovations wow travelers 02:22 Navigating through the new PDX terminal 04:21 New restaurants, businesses at PDX airport 06:17 History of Portland's airport 10:33 Stunning mass timber roof 11:48 The original PDX airport carpet is back!