Commercial Fixed Wing
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 10
Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Human Factors; Airspace Structure; Aircraft
Aircraft X departed PDX heading 280 climbing to 070. A 1200 code indicating 015 was 5.2 miles west-southwest of PDX northbound. As soon as Aircraft X contacted my trainee; I advised him to turn Aircraft X to avoid the VFR. I don't understand how an aircraft can be right in the way of PDX departures not talking to ATC. The Class C airspace is outdated. The departure needed to be turned immediately after takeoff to avoid a non-participating aircraft.The floor on the outer Class C airspace needs to be lowered to below 010 and extensions need to be designed to protect aircraft landing and departing PDX.
P80 TRACON Controller reported that airspace structure resulted in an airborne conflict.