# Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO / KGSO)

**Piedmont Triad International Airport** (IATA: GSO, ICAO: KGSO) is a large airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,001 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 2.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GSO / KGSO
- FAA: GSO
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 926 ft / 282 m
- Coordinates: 36.0994, -79.9373
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,001 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 16 approaches, 4 departures, 3 arrivals
- Passengers: 2,048,695 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.flyfrompti.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Triad_International_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q847772
- Weather station: KGSO · WMO 72317
- Ident: KGSO

## Timeline

- 1927: Piedmont Triad International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 046° / 226° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 046° / 226° | yes |
| 14/32 | 6,380 ft / 1,945 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00178AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,666,178 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,707,520 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,703,452 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,768,884 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,886,178 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,164,156 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 772,437 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,260,525 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,601,138 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,816,953 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,981,337 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,048,695 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

19 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 83 mi / 134 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 239 mi / 385 km · United Express
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 248 mi / 399 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 306 mi / 493 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 365 mi / 587 km · American Eagle
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 445 mi / 716 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 460 mi / 741 km · Delta Connection
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 460 mi / 741 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 536 mi / 863 km · Breeze Airways
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 588 mi / 947 km · Allegiant Air
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 589 mi / 948 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 712 mi / 1,146 km · American Eagle
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 997 mi / 1,605 km · American Airlines

### Seasonal (3)

- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 512 mi / 824 km · Allegiant Air
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 560 mi / 901 km · Breeze Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 997 mi / 1,605 km · American Eagle

### Cargo (4)

- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 153 mi / 246 km · FedEx Express
- [CAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae.md) Columbia Metropolitan Airport · United States · 163 mi / 263 km · FedEx Express
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 221 mi / 356 km · FedEx Express
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 329 mi / 530 km · DHL Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GSO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 2D [Eastern Airlines, LLC](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastern-airlines-llc)

### Passenger (7)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 2
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 2
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 3
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.0M (2025) | #564 of 3,974 | #135 in North America | #104 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | =1,048 of 29,858 | =234 in North America | =183 in US |
| Elevation | 926 ft / 282 m | #18,978 of 43,403 | #8,611 in North America | #6,967 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.550 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.750 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [INT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kint.md) Smith Reynolds Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [DAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdan.md) Danville Regional Airport · 47 mi / 75 km
- [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · 66 mi / 105 km
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [POB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpob.md) Pope Field · 82 mi / 133 km
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 83 mi / 134 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Piedmont Triad International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piedmont_Triad_International_Airport&oldid=1366844966), revision of 30 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso/data