PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

ICAO KPIT40.4915°N 80.2329°W1,203 ft / 367 mLarge airport
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KPIT Land Terminal Night
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Pittsburgh International Airport (IATA: PIT, ICAO: KPIT) is a large airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened in 1952. It has 4 runways; the longest is 11,500 ft (3,505 m). It is operated by Allegheny County Airport Authority. In 2025 it handled 9.7 million passengers.

Timeline

3 events · 1952–1994
1952
OpenedPittsburgh International Airport opens.
01 APR 1956
DisasterTWA Flight 400.22 killed
08 SEP 1994
DisasterUSAir Flight 427.132 killed

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Pittsburgh International Airport Airside TerminalLandside Terminal
10R/28L092° / 272° · LIT
LENGTH11,500 ft3,505 mWIDTH200 ft61 mSURFACEConcrete
10C/28C092° / 272° · LIT
LENGTH10,775 ft3,284 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
10L/28R092° / 272° · LIT
LENGTH10,502 ft3,201 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
14/32136° / 316° · LIT
LENGTH8,101 ft2,469 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
8.0M
7.9M
8.1M
8.7M
9.4M
9.5M
3.6M
6.2M
8.0M
9.1M
9.8M
9.7M
141516171819202122232425

Routes

41 destinations · 3 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miPHL · Philadelphia International Airport · 267 mi / 430 kmRDU · Raleigh-Durham International Airport · 328 mi / 528 kmJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 339 mi / 545 kmCLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 367 mi / 590 kmBDL · Bradley International Airport · 405 mi / 651 kmORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 411 mi / 662 kmPVD · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · 466 mi / 750 kmMYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport · 476 mi / 766 kmBOS · Boston Logan International Airport · 495 mi / 796 kmCHS · Charleston International Airport · 525 mi / 845 kmATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · 527 mi / 848 kmMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 725 mi / 1,167 kmVRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport · 887 mi / 1,427 kmFLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · 996 mi / 1,603 kmMIA · Miami International Airport · 1,015 mi / 1,634 kmDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 1,066 mi / 1,716 kmIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 1,117 mi / 1,797 kmDEN · Denver International Airport · 1,287 mi / 2,071 kmSLC · Salt Lake City International Airport · 1,655 mi / 2,664 kmPHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 1,809 mi / 2,912 kmSEA · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 2,119 mi / 3,411 kmLAX · Los Angeles International Airport · 2,131 mi / 3,430 kmSFO · San Francisco International Airport · 2,248 mi / 3,618 kmIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport · 182 mi / 293 kmDTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · 201 mi / 323 kmDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 204 mi / 329 kmORF · Norfolk International Airport · 330 mi / 531 kmSDF · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · 335 mi / 539 kmGSP · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · 401 mi / 646 kmPWM · Portland International Jetport · 553 mi / 890 kmJAX · Jacksonville International Airport · 696 mi / 1,120 kmMCO · Orlando International Airport · 836 mi / 1,345 kmTPA · Tampa International Airport · 875 mi / 1,408 kmMSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 919 mi / 1,479 kmRSW · Southwest Florida International Airport · 968 mi / 1,558 kmCUN · Cancún International Airport · 1,399 mi / 2,252 kmPUJ · Punta Cana International Airport · 1,671 mi / 2,689 kmSAN · San Diego International Airport · 2,102 mi / 3,383 kmRIC · Richmond International Airport · 259 mi / 417 kmLAL · Lakeland Linder International Airport · 870 mi / 1,400 kmAFW · Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · 1,076 mi / 1,732 kmSFOLAXSEASANPHXPUJSLCCUNDENIAHAFWMIAFLLMSYVRBMSPJAXPWMATLCHSPVDORDCLTSDFORFPHLDTWTPAJFKRDUDCARSWMCOBOSMYRBDLGSPRICLALPIT
Year-round23
PHLPhiladelphia International AirportUnited States · American Airlines430 km267 miRDURaleigh-Durham International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways528 km328 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways545 km339 miCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportUnited States · American Airlines590 km367 miBDLBradley International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways651 km405 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · United Airlines662 km411 miPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways750 km466 miMYRMyrtle Beach International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways766 km476 miBOSBoston Logan International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways796 km495 miCHSCharleston International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways845 km525 miATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines848 km527 miMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Delta Air Lines1,167 km725 miVRBVero Beach Regional AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,427 km887 miFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUnited States · JetBlue Airways1,603 km996 miMIAMiami International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,634 km1,015 miDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States · American Airlines1,716 km1,066 miIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportUnited States · United Airlines1,797 km1,117 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · United Airlines2,071 km1,287 miSLCSalt Lake City International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines2,664 km1,655 miPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportUnited States · American Airlines2,912 km1,809 miSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportUnited States · Alaska Airlines3,411 km2,119 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · United Airlines, American Airlines3,430 km2,131 miSFOSan Francisco International AirportUnited States · United Airlines3,618 km2,248 mi
Seasonal18
IADWashington Dulles International AirportUnited States · United Airlines293 km182 miDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines323 km201 miDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportUnited States · American Airlines329 km204 miORFNorfolk International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways531 km330 miSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways539 km335 miGSPGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways646 km401 miORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUnited States · American Airlines662 km411 miPWMPortland International JetportUnited States · Breeze Airways890 km553 miJAXJacksonville International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,120 km696 miMCOOrlando International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines1,345 km836 miTPATampa International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,408 km875 miMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,479 km919 miRSWSouthwest Florida International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways1,558 km968 miDENDenver International AirportUnited States · Frontier Airlines2,071 km1,287 miCUNCancún International AirportMexico · American Airlines, Breeze Airways2,252 km1,399 miPUJPunta Cana International AirportDominican Republic · American Airlines, Breeze Airways2,689 km1,671 miSANSan Diego International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways3,383 km2,102 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · Breeze Airways3,430 km2,131 mi
Most destinationsBreeze Airways 18American Airlines 10United Airlines 6Delta Air Lines 4JetBlue Airways 3UPS Airlines 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from PIT. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Pittsburgh International Airport” (revision of 27 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers9.7M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#224of 3,974 · #56 North America · #46 USLongest runway11,500 ft3,505 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=471of 29,823 · =115 North America · =100 USElevation1,203 ft367 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=14,962of 43,341 · =6,499 North America · =5,084 USAgeOpened 19522026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,844of 15,079 · =2,673 North America · =2,612 USRunways41 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=41of 29,943 · =20 North America · =19 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

12 channels
APPAPP120.875
APPAPP36.080
ATISATIS127.250
CLDCLNC DEL126.750
DEPDEP118.650
GNDGND121.900
OPSANG OPS31.100
POSTPITT COMD POST25.210
RDOALTOONA RDO112.000
RMPRAMP CON131.375
TWRTWR119.100
UNICUNICOM122.950