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I'm not positive but I think the always staffed south location (near Alaska) opens at 0430. So anything before 0600 is going to be close time wise to rely on this location (flying Thursday so I'll confirm the time and post here). If you don't have it you may wish to consider TSA PreCheck which makes flying (at most airports) faster and easier. The longest wait I have had at PDX has been about 15 minutes from hitting the line to walking away from screening, usually its about 5-8 minutes. On busy days the regular screening line can be 30 minutes plus. This is another issue with early flights; PreCheck does not (usually) open early enough for the 0500-0600 flights. That can place you in a loooong screening line.