Pittsburgh International Airport

"PIT" redirects here. For the United States Air Force facility at PIT, see Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station. For other uses, see PIT (disambiguation).
Pittsburgh International Airport
IATA: PIT – ICAO: KPIT – FAA LID: PIT
– WMO: 94823
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner Allegheny County
Operator Allegheny County Airport Authority
Serves Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Location Findlay/Moon
Hub for Southern Airways Express[1]
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 1,204 ft / 367 m
Coordinates 40°29′29″N 080°13′58″W / 40.49139°N 80.23278°W / 40.49139; -80.23278
Website FlyPittsburgh.com
Map
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Location of airport in Pennsylvania/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10R/28L 11,500 3,505 Concrete
10C/28C 10,775 3,284 Asphalt/Concrete
10L/28R 10,502 3,201 Asphalt/Concrete
14/32 8,101 2,469 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Total passengers[4] 8,128,187
Aircraft operations[5] 144,563
Total Cargo (metric tonnes)[5] 77,335
Main airlines Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Allegiant Air
Sources: FAA,[6] ACI,[5]

Pittsburgh International Airport (IATA: PIT, ICAO: KPIT, FAA LID: PIT), formerly Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, is a civil–military international airport in the United States' city of Pittsburgh suburbs of Findlay Township and Moon Township, about 20 miles (30 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh at Exit 53 of I-376 and the northern (signed as western) terminus of PA Turnpike 576 (Future I-576).

It was built to replace Allegheny County Airport, which was closer to Pittsburgh but too small to handle the growing passenger traffic. Construction began in 1946, with the airport opening in 1952. It was US Airways' largest hub for many years, but in 2004 the airline began scaling down its operation as a result of its financial woes and a dispute over the airport's high landing fees. The Allegheny County Airport Authority has had some success in attracting new low-cost carriers to partially fill the void left by US Airways' dehubbing. While US Airways (now merged with American Airlines) no longer has a hub at the airport, it still operates more flights out of Pittsburgh than any other airline.

Pittsburgh International Airport is the busiest airport in western Pennsylvania and the second-busiest airport in the state overall, after Philadelphia International Airport. In 2015 it served 8,128,187 passengers.

Overview

The airport is encircled by I-376 and I-376-B, which is the main access for Airport Cargo and Servicing as well as other flight industries. It is owned by Allegheny County and operated by the Allegheny County Airport Authority, which also operates the Allegheny County Airport. PIT is primarily a passenger airport serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area with 171 non-stop flights per day to 54 destinations on 12 airlines.[7] It also is the home of Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, a combined facility of the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard, providing aerial refueling, air mobility and tactical airlift support to the U.S. Air Force and other U.S. Department of Defense activities. The airport also has an air cargo facility and supports general aviation operations.

Airside Terminal, with the Alexander Calder mobile Pittsburgh on display in center.

PIT is the second busiest passenger airport in Pennsylvania and 47th-busiest in the United States, serving 8,128,187 passengers in 2015. The airport has the longest runways of a commercial airport in Pennsylvania at 11,500 feet (3,500 m). Until 2004, US Airways' largest hub was at PIT. In 2010, the airline remained PIT's largest carrier (handling 26 percent[8] of passengers). On October 17, 2015, US Airways merged with American Airlines to become the world's largest airline. The new American Airlines uses fifteen gates, more than any other airline at PIT.

The airport has flights to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, and Europe. Nonstop transatlantic flights resumed on June 3, 2009 when Delta Air Lines began flights to Paris.[9] The new service operates five days a week and was made possible by Delta's successful joint-venture with Air France.[10] Other international destinations include Toronto, Canada, and seasonal service to Mexico (Cancun), the Bahamas (Freeport), and the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana).

PIT occupies 10,000 acres (40.5 km2.), tying it for the seventh-largest airport by land area in the nation with George Bush Intercontinental Airport, after Denver International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Southwest Florida International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Kansas City International Airport.[11]

OAG Worldwide listed PIT on its short list of the world's best airports for four consecutive years. The market research leader, JD Power and Associates, named PIT among the top five airports in its two most recent customer satisfaction surveys. Conde Nast Traveler's Magazine named PIT the best in the United States[12] and third in the world in its 2000 People's Choice Award. In 2011 Conde Nast Traveler ranked the facility the 7th best for business travelers.[13]

History

Early years

Until the beginning of World War II, Moon Township was mostly a rural agricultural area. It was too far from downtown Pittsburgh to be the "suburb" that it is today, although it was served solely by Pittsburgh-based state and federal services and media. In the early 1920s John A. Bell of Carnegie purchased a number of small farms in Moon and established a commercial dairy farm on his 1,900 acres (8 km2) of land. He was bought out by Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Rieck and C.F. Nettrour, owners of the established "Rieck's" Dairy, who doubled the number of cattle at the farm.

Around 1940 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) decided that the Pittsburgh area needed a military airport to defend the industrial wealth of the area and to provide a training base and stop-over facility. The agricultural expanses of Moon Township were attractive to airport planners in the city. The Civil Aeronautics Administration proposed $2.6 million to the county for a $6 million field in August 1941.[14] The County bought the Bell Farm and federal agencies began construction of the runways on April 20, 1942.

In 1944 Allegheny County officials proposed to expand the military airport with the addition of a commercial passenger terminal to relieve the Allegheny County Airport, which was built in 1926 and was becoming too small. Ground was broken on the new passenger terminal on July 18, 1946. The new terminal would eventually cost $33 million and was built entirely by Pittsburgh-area companies. The new airport, christened as Greater Pittsburgh Airport (renamed Greater Pittsburgh International Airport in 1972 upon the opening of the International Arrivals Building) opened on May 31, 1952. The first flight was on June 3, 1952. In its full year of operation in 1953, over 1.4 million passengers used the terminal. "Greater Pitt" was then considered modern and spacious. The airport terminal was the largest in the United States, second only to Idlewild Airport's (now JFK Airport) in New York when it was completed five years later.[15][16] The airport's capacity is one of its most valuable assets.

A replica of PIT's original terrazzo compass located in the new main terminal

The airport was designed by a local architect named Joseph W. Hoover. One of the features of his style is the use of simple, exposed concrete, steel, and glass materials. The terminal building was constructed in "stepped" levels: the first floor extended farther than the second, the second floor extended farther than the third, etc. Such a design meant that the uncovered roof of the lower level could be an observation deck. In addition to the observation decks, the rounded "Horizon Room" was on the fourth floor with a commanding view of the airport. The interior of the terminal building was in the International Style, as was the exterior. One of the memorable features of the lobby was the large compass laid in the floor with the green and yellow-orange terrazzo. A mobile by Alexander Calder was another decorative feature of the lobby. The mobile currently hangs in the center core of the new airside terminal, and a re-creation of the compass was installed in the new terminal at an exhibit dedicated to old "Greater Pitt".

Growth of a major airport

The first five airlines of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport were TWA, Capital Airlines (later part of United), Northwest, All American (later Allegheny Airlines, then USAir, and finally US Airways), and Eastern Airlines. The April 1957 Airline Guide shows 58 weekday departures on Capital, 54 TWA, 18 Allegheny, 8 United, 7 Eastern, 4 Northwest, 3 American and 2 Lake Central. Eastern had nonstops to Miami, but westward nonstops didn't reach beyond St Louis— though TWA had an overnight Lockheed 1049G Super Constellation nonstop from Los Angeles ("Berths Available"). The first jets were TWA 707s LAX-ORD-PIT and back in summer 1959.

The 1956 diagram shows runway 10/28 7500 ft, 5/23 5766 ft and 14/32 5965 ft. The longest runway was still 7500 ft when jets started in 1959 but was soon extended to 8000 ft; 10500-ft runway 10L was added by 1965.

In 1959 the east dock was added to the terminal, and on July 25, 1959 TWA started Boeing 707 flights. On July 1, 1968 international airport status was obtained with the dedication of the first customs office at the complex.[17] Ground was broken for the International Wing, west of the original terminal building, on July 8, 1970. It opened in 1972 to accommodate federal inspection services; international flights (Nordair 737s YUL-YHM-PIT) began in 1971-72.

Greater Pittsburgh Airport circa 1977

From the 1960s to about 1985 Trans World Airlines had a small hub at Pittsburgh. It began direct transatlantic flights in May 1981, to London Heathrow via PHL and nonstop to Gatwick. Neither lasted long; the next transatlantic nonstop may have been USAir's 767 to Frankfurt about 1990.[18][18]The nonstop Frankfurt service is being revitalized by foreign carrier Condor. The service is twice weekly on Condors Boeing 767 aircraft.

In 1985 the first transatlantic flight on a foreign airline came to Pittsburgh: British Airways Boeing 747-200s. The initial route was Pittsburgh to London-Heathrow via Washington, D.C. The stop was later changed to Philadelphia. Later, British Airways moved the non-stop flight to London-Gatwick, with a change to London-Heathrow again with a stop in Montreal during the winter. The airline ended service at Pittsburgh on October 31, 1999. In 2000, US Airways picked up the route to London-Gatwick but canceled it in 2004.

In 1972 rotundas were added to the end of each dock to allow more gates. In the later 1970s growth in regional air travel created a need for more gates. In 1980 the South East Dock was opened. Even with these expansions, the terminal was too small. In 1987, with the financial backing of USAir (then the dominant carrier in Pittsburgh), work commenced on a billion-dollar expansion.

On October 1, 1992 the new complex opened and operations transferred from the old terminal overnight. The old terminal remained standing until 1999 to house remaining operations offices. The new terminal had numerous innovative features, including an AirMall with over 100 retailers and eateries (more defined in Passenger Complex section of this article). The new Landside/Airside design construction eliminated the need for connecting passengers to go through security again. The Airside Terminal at Pittsburgh International, which was designed by Tasso Katselas Associates, Inc.,[19] became a model for other airports around the world, specifically in designs that simplified aircraft movement on the airfield and enabled easy pedestrian traffic to the gates.

Decline of US Airways

The May 1995 timetable shows USAir nonstops from PIT to 91 airports, plus 28 more on USAir Express. By the late 1990s growth had leveled off, with USAir (now American Airlines) concentrating on expanding at Philadelphia and Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. In 1997 the airport handled almost 21 million passengers, more than any previous year.[20][21] Tough economic conditions for airlines at the start of the 21st century, the September 11 attacks, and high operating costs at the airport put the US Airways hub in Pittsburgh at a serious disadvantage. By 2003, US Airways reported to be running a $40 million loss per year operating its hub at Pittsburgh[22] while paying roughly 80% of the new airport's $673 million debt stemming from its requested construction of the new terminals.[23] After failed negotiations to lower landing fees and debt obligation, the airline announced in 2004 that it would be reducing operations at Pittsburgh, shifting operations to Charlotte and Philadelphia.[24] By the end of 2005 the airline had eliminated 7,000 jobs while operating roughly 200 flights per day, mostly domestic.[25] All service to Europe had ceased to operate. A year later, the airline had only about 170 flights per day to and from Pittsburgh, most being domestic flights.[26] Unrelenting flight and job cuts continued through the decade, as well as closure of Concourse E on the Landside Terminal and Concourse A on the Airside Terminal. By the end of the decade US Airways was down to 68 flights per day, operating from ten gates on Concourse B, and one US Airways Club location. Numerous US Airways ticketing and customer service counters were abandoned, and 15 gates on Concourse A and B were sealed off from the rest of the airport.[27]

Rise of other carriers

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 Pulling into the gate from Orlando, FL

While US Airways made immense cuts in service during the early 21st century, other carriers began to play a more dominant role at PIT. The airport's operator, the Allegheny County Airport Authority, has attempted to attract new service to the airport, particularly low-cost and international carriers. AirTran Airways, which had trouble competing in Pittsburgh after beginning service in 2000, was able to expand Pittsburgh offerings after the US Airways cuts. In 2003, USA3000 Airlines began service to Florida and subsequently expanded to include international destinations in the Caribbean. Southwest Airlines began service to Pittsburgh in May 2005 and broke US Airways's monopolies on Tampa, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia, and brought more competition to the Chicago and Orlando markets. As of August 2016, Southwest served 16 destinations from the airport, more than any other incumbent carrier. JetBlue Airways began service on June 30, 2006 with flights to Boston-Logan and New York-Kennedy, thus in turn breaking US Airways' monopoly on Boston and added more competition to the New York market. Myrtle Beach Direct Air began service in March 2007 and broke US Airways's monopoly on Myrtle Beach. Combined increases in competition and diversification of carriers at the airport led to a decline in average airfares by roughly 30%, lowering notoriously high fares once commonplace for the airport.[22] Recently, it was announced that Southwest Airlines is looking into possibly expanding in Pittsburgh and maybe even call PIT one of its focus cities.[28] In September 2015, Toronto based regional carrier Porter Airlines began daily non-stop service from Pittsburgh to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.[29] Allegiant Air has also been expanding at PIT and will serve nine destinations in December 2016. Allegiant Air established a base of operations in Pittsburgh on December 24, 2015.[30] Ultra low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines also began service to 5 destinations in June 2016.

Airport property development

Aside from commercial flights, other resources in and around the airport have been developed in recent years. In November 2008, the airport, helped by the volunteer ambassadors, opened a new Military Comfort Center at Gate A4 to serve traveling military and their families. Dick's Sporting Goods constructed a new global headquarters and hangar on the airport complex in early 2010.[31] A major logistics center was constructed and opened in 2010.[32]

Since 1997, US Airways maintained its OpsCenter in the metro Pittsburgh area. After the merger with America West the airline had two centers both with limited (pre-merger) capacity, the other being America West's inherited center near Phoenix. Pittsburgh International won a three-way competition between Phoenix and Charlotte for the new combined airlines state of the art operations center.

In October 2007, US Airways announced that it had selected Pittsburgh as the site of its new 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) flight operations center, which serves as the nerve center of the airline's 1,400 daily mainline flights.[33] The $25 million, 72,000-square-foot (6,700 m2) facility on a far corner of Airport property began operations in November 2008. With a staff of over 600 specialists, it coordinates all arrivals, departures and inflight services in the global US Airways system 24 hours a day, seven days per week.[34]

Dick's Sporting Goods is headquartered on airport property. It has a hangar for executive transport.

Passenger complex

The airport complex consists of two main buildings, the "Landside Terminal" and the "Airside Terminal". They are linked by the Pittsburgh airport underground people mover after the security checkpoint. It is run fully by computers with no human control aside from emergencies.

Landside terminal

Part of the Landside Terminal ticketing area.

The landside terminal is the building closer to the parking areas and the entry point for passengers whose flights originate from Pittsburgh. It includes ticketing, all baggage claim areas, security checkpoints, and ground transportation such as taxi, limo, and bus service. A 331-room Hyatt Regency hotel/convention center opened on June 29, 2000 and is directly attached via moving walkway to the terminal. Several shops and cafes occupy the Landside Terminal including Travelmart, Sue Venir, City of Bridges Cafe, and Travelex currency services. There are Travelers Aid desks on the transit and baggage claim levels as well as Airport Police Headquarters.

After passing through the security checkpoint, passengers board one of two underground people movers that travel to the Airside Terminal, where all departure gates are located. The people mover system was built and operated by Bombardier Transportation and is completely controlled by computer.

Airside terminal

The Airside Terminal consists of four concourses (A, B, C, D) that hold the departure gates.[35] The center core contains the majority of the AirMall shops. There are over 100 shops including large retailers such as Furla, Brighton Collectibles, Brooks Brothers, Body Shop, Godiva, Lids, Lacoste, PGA Tour Shop, GNC, Brookstone, Charley's Steakhouse, Cinnabon, Rite Aid, and Starbucks. On the mezzanine level are the Admirals Club and a chapel. There are also Carnegie Science Center and other historic sites Pittsburgh Aviation History Displays located throughout the airport.

Gate A5 (Southwest).

During the planning phases there were provisions for a future second airside terminal that would be placed beyond the current "X" shaped airside terminal with a "Y" shape. The people mover was built so that it could be extended to the new airside terminal if it were ever built. With the decline in traffic and closure of parts of the A and B concourses, this never materialized. There were outlines of this proposed second terminal published on the diagram of the then new terminal in the Greater Pittsburgh Yellow Pages around the time that the new airport was opened.

Terminal information

The airport has 89 gates (original 100 gates) on four concourses, however only 69 gates are available for use.

Concourse A

Concourse A has 25 gates: A1–A25. During US Airways hub operations, the airline utilized all 25 gates and operated a US Airways Club. The concourse is now used by Air Canada, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines & United Express.[36] In order to save on maintenance costs, the end of the concourse was blocked off by a wall in 2008, which prohibited access to 10 of the gates. On August 22, 2013, the wall was removed and the whole of Concourse A was once more fully accessible.[37]

Concourse B

Concourse B has 25 gates: B26–B50, however only gates B26-B44 are available for use. Concourse B is used by American Airlines and American Eagle. On October 16, 2015, all US Airways branding was removed from Concourse B and replaced with American Airlines signage. All information desks and help counters were turned over to American. The far end of the concourse has been closed off indefinitely. Like Concourse A, US Airways had utilized all 25 gates during the days of its hub at the airport and a US Airways Club. Currently, American Airlines maintains gates B26-B40. Several concessionaires still operate in the concourse.

Concourse C (International Concourse)

Concourse C has 11 gates: C51–C61. All international arrivals, except for cities with United States border preclearance, pass through Concourse C as customs and immigration is located on its lower level. Even though this is the International Concourse, some domestic flights go in and out of Concourse C. Gates C55, C57 and C59–C61 at the end of the concourse are designated to accommodate international traffic. Gate C61 includes a dual jetway to accommodate widebody aircraft such as the Airbus A380, but it had been designed for British Airways' Boeing 747, and US Airways' Airbus A330. The concourse also includes a children's play area, and an exhibit commemorating Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the long-running public television series that originated from Pittsburgh.[38] Concourse C is utilized by American Airlines (International Flights), Condor Airlines, Delta Air Lines (International Flights), Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, Southern Airways Express, Sunwing Airlines, Swift Air, & WOW air.

Concourse D

Concourse D has 14 gates: D76–D89. Concourse D is used by Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, JetBlue & OneJet.

Concourse E (Demolished)

Concourse E had 22 gates: E1–E22. Concourse E was a passenger area connected to the airport's landside terminal and was formerly used for quick access to US Airways Express commuter aircraft. Following cuts in service by US Airways, all Concourse E gates were closed to all passenger air traffic. Concourse E was demolished prior to November 1, 2011. It is now the parking lot for all Air Mall employees. A small part of the terminal not dedicated to the parking serves as a branch for the alternative security checkpoint to cut long lines at the airport during peak travel times.

Airline lounges

American Airlines has an Admirals Club on the mezzanine level of the airside terminal.[39]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

An Air Canada Express CRJ-200 at PIT bound for Toronto–Pearson
Delta Air Lines planes at PIT
AirlinesDestinationsConcourse
Air Canada ExpressToronto–Pearson A
Allegiant AirAustin (begins December 16, 2016),[40] Jacksonville, New Orleans, Punta Gorda/Fort Myers, Sanford/Orlando, St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Seasonal: Myrtle Beach, San Juan (begins December 17, 2016),[40] Savannah 		C
American AirlinesCharlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles (ends February 14, 2017),[41] Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Cancún, Chicago–O'Hare, New York–LaGuardia 		B, C
American EagleBoston, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Miami, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Washington–National B
Apple Vacations
operated by Allegiant Air 		Seasonal charter: Cancún, Punta Cana[42] C
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt (begins June 23, 2017)[43] C
Delta Air LinesAtlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seasonal: Cancún, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Paris–Charles de Gaulle 		C, D
Delta ConnectionDetroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia
Seasonal: Orlando 		D
Frontier AirlinesLas Vegas, Orlando
Seasonal: Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare, Denver		C
JetBlue AirwaysBoston, Fort Lauderdale D
OneJet
operated by CFM 		Cincinnati, Hartford, Indianapolis, Louisville, Milwaukee D
Porter AirlinesToronto–Billy Bishop C
Southern Airways ExpressAltoona, Bradford, DuBois (PA) (begins January 3, 2017),[44] Franklin/Oil City, Hagerstown (MD), Harrisburg, Jamestown (NY), Johnstown (PA), Lancaster (PA), Morgantown (WV) C
Southwest AirlinesAtlanta, Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Houston–Hobby, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, St. Louis, Tampa
Seasonal: New Orleans (begins March 19, 2017),[45] West Palm Beach 		A
United AirlinesChicago–O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco
Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental 		A
United ExpressChicago–O'Hare, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles A
Vacation Express
operated by Allegiant Air 		Seasonal charter: Cancún, Punta Cana[46] C
Vacation Express
operated by Sunwing Airlines 		Seasonal charter: Freeport C
Vacation Express
operated by Swift Air		Seasonal charter: Montego Bay (begins July 8, 2017)[47][48] C
WOW air Reykjavík–Keflavík (begins June 16, 2017)[49] C

Cargo

Pittsburgh has a sizeable freight business, with a Free Trade zone of 5,000 acres (20 km2), access to three class-one railroad freight lines, one interstate highway, and a location a few miles from the nation's second largest inland port.[50] The airport's three largest cargo carriers account for over 100 million pounds (45 million kg) of freight per year.[51] Three cargo buildings provide more than 183,000 square feet (17,001 m2) of warehouse capacity and over 450,000 square feet (41,806 m2) of apron space.[52]

LogisticsCentre, a master planned industrial park at the intersection of Business Route 60 and International Drive, is a 440-acre (1.8 km2) North Field site to contain 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2) of Class A warehouse, distribution and air cargo space. Current tenants include Dick's Sporting Goods new world headquarters. It is located within Foreign Trade Zone No. 33.

Pittsburgh International Airport is the main distribution point in America for Wings Logistics Cargo.[53]

Construction of a $3 million cargo complex began at the airport in 1987.[54]

FedEx Express Airbus A300 plane parked at cargo building 2.
AirlinesDestinations
AirNet Express
operated by Kalitta Charters		Columbus–Rickenbacker
FedEx ExpressIndianapolis, Memphis, Newark
Seasonal: Boston, Chicago–O'Hare, Kansas City, Nashville, New Orleans, Washington–Dulles, Washington-Reagan
FedEx Feeder
operated by Wiggins Airways		State College
UPS AirlinesColumbus–Rickenbacker, Louisville, Philadelphia

International food cargo hub

The world's leading caterer for air and business, LSG SkyChefs, in 2007 chose Pittsburgh as its sole Western Hemisphere manufacturing facility. It expanded its customer service center on the cargo side of the airport by 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) and now employs over 100 people with the capacity of making nearly 25 million meals per year for distribution to flights all over the Americas.[55] LSG SkyChefs cited the region's strategic location for air and truck transport to major suppliers and customers, as well as the airport's excellent record in maintaining and expanding capacity.

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from PIT (Sep 2015 – Aug 2016)[56]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Atlanta, Georgia 427,940 Delta, Frontier, Southwest
2 Charlotte, North Carolina 312,210 American/US Airways
3 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 285,530 American, Frontier, United
4 Orlando, Florida 189,220 Southwest, Frontier, Delta
5 Chicago–Midway, Illinois 178,630 Southwest
6 New York–LaGuardia, New York 166,010 American/US Airways, Delta
7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 156,190 American/US Airways
8 Denver, Colorado 152,490 Frontier, Southwest, United
9 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 151,930 American
10 Boston, Massachusetts 143,990 American/US Airways, JetBlue
Busiest international routes from PIT (Weekly Departures – December 2016)[57]
Rank Destination Departures Carriers
1 Toronto–Pearson, Canada 20 Air Canada
2 Toronto–Billy Bishop, Canada 7 Porter
3 Cancún, Mexico 4 Allegiant (charter), American, Delta
4 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2 Allegiant (charter)

Airlines ranked by number of flights

Top airlines at PIT (Weekly Departures – December 2016)[57]
Rank Airline Departures Top destination
1American Airlines313Charlotte
2Southwest Airlines196Chicago–Midway
3Delta Air Lines182Atlanta
4United Airlines166Newark
5Southern Airways Express158Bradford, Jamestown (NY)
6OneJet46Hartford
7JetBlue Airways32Boston
8Air Canada20Toronto–Pearson
9Frontier Airlines18Denver, Las Vegas
10Allegiant Air16St. Petersburg/Clearwater

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at PIT, 2003 through 2015[58][59][60]
Year Passengers Year Passengers
200314,266,98420137,884,170
200413,271,70920147,998,970
200510,478,60520158,128,187
20069,987,310
20079,822,588
20088,710,291
20098,031,175
20108,195,359
20118,300,310
20128,041,357

Ground transportation

Roads

PIT is located at Exit 53 of Interstate 376 and the Western Terminus Pennsylvania Route 576 (future I-576), and within 10 miles (20 km) of Interstate 79 and 15 miles (24 km) of Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Interstate 70 to the south and Interstate 80 to the north are both less than an hour away. Just beyond Interstates 70 and 80, Interstate 77 to the west and Interstate 68 to the south are within 90 minutes of the airport.

Parking

PIT offers on site parking operated by the Grant Oliver Corporation and patrolled by the Allegheny County Police. Grant Oliver offers usage of a GO FAST Pass account to pay for parking electronically at the airport. Go Fast Pass customers may register their E-Zpass transponders to use with the system, although billing and other aspects of the system are entirely handled by Grant Oliver.[61] There are regular parking shuttles to the Long Term and Extended lots[62] that can be accessed from the Baggage Claim level of the Landside Terminal outside doors six and eight.

There are three options for parking: Short Term, Long Term, and Extended. The Short Term garage is attached to the Landside Terminal via the enclosed moving walkway. There are 2,100 spaces available. The Long Term section also has quick access to the enclosed moving walkway. There are 3,100 spaces available here. The Extended section does not have access to the enclosed moving walkway but does have regular parking shuttles that can be accessed from the Baggage Claim level of the Landside Terminal outside doors six and eight. There are 8,000 spaces available in the Extended lot.[62]

Public transit

Bus service is also available from Downtown Pittsburgh and the city's University District (Oakland) via the Port Authority of Allegheny County's 28X Route. Mountain Line Transit's Grey Line also has service to areas south of Pittsburgh including Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; Morgantown, Fairmont, and Clarksburg, West Virginia.[63] BCTA Transit formerly served locations north and westbound from the airport.

Route Title Areas Served
Airport Flyer via West Busway
28X Universities, Downtown Pittsburgh, PIT West Busway, Duquesne Incline, Downtown Pittsburgh, Point Park University, Duquesne University, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland, Carnegie Mellon University
MountainLine Transit[63]
#29 Morgantown, PIT, Downtown Pittsburgh Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown, Waynesburg, PIT, Downtown Pittsburgh

Future rail

There is no rapid transit to Pittsburgh International Airport. Former Allegheny County chief executive Dan Onorato had hoped to extend the Pittsburgh Light Rail system to the airport.[64] In 2009, Onorato and Congressman Mike Doyle requested approximately $7 million in funding from the federal government for preliminary planning of the extension.[65] The Obama administration in 2009 funded further research in the decade-long proposal to install a Maglev line from Pittsburgh International east to Downtown Pittsburgh and the eastern suburbs of Monroeville, Pennsylvania and Greensburg, Pennsylvania. However, the assets from the planned maglev were auctioned off in late February 2012.

Innovations

Wi-Fi

Free wireless internet throughout a passenger terminal was a rarity when Pittsburgh International Airport launched the service on September 19, 2003, a service that has since been implemented at airports around the world.[66] The airport became the first in the world to offer fare alert emails on February 2, 2004.[67] The airport innovated proactive emails on airfare discounts by carrier and destination weekly. The service's success was recognized by the Airports Council International for Excellence in Marketing and Communications in 2007 as first place in North America.[68] Pittsburgh International Airport also helped to innovate electronic parking at airports nationwide with its GoFastPass system – a system similar to E-ZPass.[69]

AirMall concept

The AirMall at the airport also provided several world firsts in featuring fair "street prices" to air travelers and in being the first major and diverse shopping center located within an airport terminal when it opened in 1992 with over 100 name brand retailers.[70] Pittsburgh's AirMall has been internationally recognized for its retail operations, such as four straight first-place rankings by Airport Revenue News from 2003 through 2006.[71]

Upon opening in 1992, local shoppers were able to visit the AirMall without a boarding pass. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, only ticketed passengers and airport and airline employees were permitted to enter the AirMall. Business dropped considerably due to the tighter regulations, though it later resumed its pre-9/11 levels.

Service

Pittsburgh was one of the first airports to deploy dozens of portable defibrillators,[72] and developed the first volunteer ambassador program.[73][74] On April 17, 2007 PIT was chosen as one of three airports (along with DFW and Detroit) for a pilot program to allow guests at the airport hotel to have terminal access to the AirMall. Guests at the Hyatt Regency were able to request security passes to be able to be screened at the security checkpoint and enter the AirMall.[75]

Southwest Airlines had named its Pittsburgh base as the best in its system for 2006,[76] in its first full year of service at PIT. Among the factors in the award were on-time performance and efficient baggage service.

Aviation

Front discharge spray bars were used during winter weather at Pittsburgh for the first time.[77]

Control tower

The control tower at the airport was completed in March 1985 as the tallest FAA-owned tower at 227 feet for $12 million.[78]

Runways

FAA Airport Diagram of KPIT

PIT has a wide, open layout and four runways, three east-west parallel runways and a fourth crosswind runway. The airport's two longest runways are 11,500 feet (3,510 m) and 10,775 feet (3,280 m), allowing PIT to accommodate the largest airliners. Because of the development of non-aviation related business on airport land, PIT can add only one more runway (this number was as high as four in the past).

With three parallel runways, simultaneous landings and/or departures can be performed in nearly any situation.[79]

Runways 10L and 10R have Category III ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches. Runway 28R is certified for Category I ILS and is authorized for Category II approaches but requires special aircrew and aircraft certification. Runways 28L and 32 have Category I ILS approaches and Runways 10C/28C has LOC/GS. All runways have GPS approaches as well.

The 1991 master plan done during the construction of the new midfield terminal for US Airways' hub called for the eventual addition of four runways giving a total of eight. Along with a parallel second "crosswind" runway of 9,000 feet at the southwest corner of the complex, three additional parallel east-west runways of 8,200 and 8,500 feet were to be built on the southern end of the complex with an 8,200-foot runway on the northwest section.[80]

With the latest construction at the airport, Runway 10C/28C was extended to 10,774 feet.[81]

Additional operations

FAA facilities

Although the U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard maintain a great presence on that corner of the complex, the shuttering of some of the Air Force facilities in recent decades has led to the growth of a new tenant for that equipment at Pittsburgh. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken over much of the excess Cold War-era infrastructure that the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard no longer needs, making Pittsburgh recently an important regional center for the agency.

Fire school

The Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Bureau operates a next-generation, state of the art Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Training Center.

As an FAA regional training facility it comes equipped with a Boeing 757 mock-up offering realistic and challenging training. The simulated tail engine offers ARFF personnel critical high engine training scenarios. Adjacent to the first-training simulator is a four-story tower that houses the Computer Center ensuring consistent repeatable evolutions for each trainee and allows training to be conducted with the utmost safety of participants in mind. Being well within the airport boundary and designed to be in an area that minimizes distractions, the classrooms, management center, vehicle bay, trainee/equipment support areas and visitors center are located directly adjacent to the training grounds. This layout maximizes training time for students. The use of propane and control of water run-off combine to reduce environmental impact while providing quality occupational education for fire fighters, emergency responders and industrial personnel.[82]

The year-round training facility offers specialized sessions in cold climate training evolutions. The system is propane fueled and computer controlled. It features a number of burn scenarios including:

Free trade zone

Pittsburgh International has 5,000 acres (20 km2) designated as a Free trade zone including the airport's massive fuel farm.[50]

General aviation

The new Business Aviation Center (FBO Avcenter), located at the site of the former airport terminal building, is a modern and full service facility for management of corporate air travel and general aviation. It includes a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) hangar, 7,250 square feet (674 m2) of flex office space, charter terminal facilities, conference rooms, passenger lounges, workout rooms, and a restaurant.[83] It is accessible by using Business I-376 in Moon Township.[84]

AirlinesDestinations
NetjetsChartered flights across North America.
Miami AirChartered flights across North America. Chartered flights for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Via AirFlights to Atlantic City on behalf of Total Rewards.[85]

Jetway maintenance

Since 2009 the airport has been the primary jetway maintenance center for all JBT clients east of the Mississippi.[86]

Media portrayals

PIT has hosted major Hollywood productions, including:

Production Year Notes
The Song Remains the Same 1973 The old PIT (1952–1992) in a documentary of Led Zeppelin's 1973 tour. Many other Pittsburgh landmarks are also shown, including the Fort Pitt Tunnel, the Fort Pitt Bridge and Three Rivers Stadium.
Only You 1994 during the beginning of the film when Marissa Tomei's character rushes to the Airport to meet her soul mate and then flies to Venice
Houseguest 1995 when all characters are introduced into the film, Sinbad attempts to escape from the mob at the Airport landside terminal and convinces Phil Hartman and his family that he is his long-lost classmate.
The Young and the Restless March 1998 As a stand in for the fictional Genoa City International Airport.
Dogma 1999 during the opening scenes with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as a stand-in for a Wisconsin airport
Wonder Boys 2000
Screwed 2000 With Dave Chappelle, Norm Macdonald, Sarah Silverman and Danny DeVito
The Daily Show 2002 [87]
King of Queens 2005 Episode: "Wish Boned"
Smart People 2008 With Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church
Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2008 [88][89]
She's Out of My League 2010 Used during most airport scenes. Other segments were simulated using Century III Mall located nearby.[90]
The Next Three Days 2010 Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks drama filming in the landside terminal at the fictional Canadian Southern Airlines counter and at the airside terminal at the Southwest Airlines gates.
Love the Coopers 2015 Used for all airport scenes.

Accidents and incidents

July 28, 2011 Lockheed Martin "HAL-D" An unmanned U.S. Army/Lockheed Martin experimental "HALE-D" airship that took off at 5 am at Wright Patterson Air Force Base crash lands from 32,000 feet at 8:30 am south of the airport between New Freeport and Gilmore.[91]
November 22, 2001 Corporate Learjet Crashed after a rapid takeoff in which it went "nose-high" before the Pilot Flying (PF) lost control, both on board were killed.[92][93]
September 8, 1994 USAir Flight 427 Crashed on approach from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. All 132 people on board were killed. It resulted in the longest and most thorough NTSB investigation in history. It was determined that a lock occurred in rudder control that caused the plane to fall uncontrollably from 6,000 feet (1,800 m). Boeing has retrofitted every 737 because of the data gathered from this crash. The plane crashed roughly 10 miles (16 km) North-Northwest in Hopewell Township.
July 31, 1969 Trans World Airlines Flight 79 Hijacked en route from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles International Airport by bank robber Lester Perry Jr. who was being transferred to a new prison. Though accompanied by a U.S. marshall and a correctional officer, Perry was allowed to go to the lavatory unaccompanied where he found a razor blade. Perry then held hostage a flight attendant and demanded to be taken to Havana, Cuba. Upon landing at José Martí International Airport Perry sought political asylum from the Cuban government.[94]
1956 US Air Force Republic F-84F Thunderstreak It was on a practice flight out of Pittsburgh when at appx. 700 ft over Hutchko field in Collier Township, pa, the F-84's engine "flamed out". The aircraft attempted to glide back to Greater Pittsburgh Airport, but it stalled and crashed behind Holy Trinity Church, killing the pilot.
April 1, 1956 TWA Flight 400 It was a flight from Pittsburgh to Newark. It crashed about a half-mile after taking off when the Captain and First Officer did not immediately correct a small engine malfunction/fire. Due to miscommunication and lack of focus it caused failure and a crash. Twenty-two of 36 occupants were killed.[95]
January 31, 1956 U.S. Air Force North American TB-25N Mitchell 44-29125, on cross country flight from Nellis AFB, Nevada to Olmsted AFB, Pennsylvania, after departing Selfridge AFB, Michigan suffers fuel starvation NE of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in mid-afternoon, attempts to divert to Greater Pittsburgh AFB, ditches in the Monongahela River at the 4.9-mile (7.9 km) marker, west of the Homestead High-Level Bridge, drifts ~1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream in 8–10 knots. current, remaining afloat for 10–15 minutes. All six crew evacuate but two are lost in the 35 °F (2 °C) water before rescue. Search for sunken bomber suspended February 14 with no success – aircraft is thought to have possibly settled in submerged gravel pit area in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water, ~150 feet (46 m) from shore, possibly now covered by 10–15 feet of silt. This crash remains one of the Pittsburgh region's unsolved mysteries.[96]
December 22, 1954 DC-3 Military Charter Ditched in the Monongahela River with 28 men on board after the pilot reported running out of fuel.[97]
July 13, 1950 Beechcraft Commander Two killed and one injured in a crash at Montour Country Club after engine failure.[98]

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