# Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT / KPIT)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PIT / KPIT
- FAA: PIT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Allegheny County Airport Authority
- Serves: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Opened: 1952
- Elevation: 1,203 ft / 367 m
- Coordinates: 40.4915, -80.2329
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 11,500 ft / 3,505 m
- Instrument procedures: 23 approaches, 1 departure, 4 arrivals
- Passengers: 9,666,855 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.flypittsburgh.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_International_Airport (32 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1421504
- Weather station: KPIT · WMO 72520
- Ident: KPIT

## Timeline

- 1952: Pittsburgh International Airport opens.
- 1 Apr 1956: TWA Flight 400. 22 killed.
- 8 Sep 1994: USAir Flight 427. 132 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 092° / 272° | yes |
| 10C/28C | 10,775 ft / 3,284 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |
| 10L/28R | 10,502 ft / 3,201 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |
| 14/32 | 8,101 ft / 2,469 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00570AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 7,998,970 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 7,914,979 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 8,090,689 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 8,748,753 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 9,445,684 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 9,536,434 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 3,571,096 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 6,207,747 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 7,963,500 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 9,083,425 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,805,955 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 9,666,855 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

41 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (23)

- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 267 mi / 430 km · American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 328 mi / 528 km · Breeze Airways
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 339 mi / 545 km · JetBlue Airways
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 367 mi / 590 km · American Airlines
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 405 mi / 651 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 411 mi / 662 km · United Airlines
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 466 mi / 750 km · Breeze Airways
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 476 mi / 766 km · Breeze Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 495 mi / 796 km · JetBlue Airways
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 525 mi / 845 km · Breeze Airways
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 527 mi / 848 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 725 mi / 1,167 km · Delta Air Lines
- [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · United States · 887 mi / 1,427 km · Breeze Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 996 mi / 1,603 km · JetBlue Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,015 mi / 1,634 km · American Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,066 mi / 1,716 km · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,117 mi / 1,797 km · United Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,287 mi / 2,071 km · United Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,655 mi / 2,664 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,809 mi / 2,912 km · American Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,119 mi / 3,411 km · Alaska Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,131 mi / 3,430 km · United Airlines, American Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,248 mi / 3,618 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (18)

- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 182 mi / 293 km · United Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 201 mi / 323 km · Delta Air Lines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 204 mi / 329 km · American Airlines
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 330 mi / 531 km · Breeze Airways
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 335 mi / 539 km · Breeze Airways
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 401 mi / 646 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 411 mi / 662 km · American Airlines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 553 mi / 890 km · Breeze Airways
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 696 mi / 1,120 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 836 mi / 1,345 km · Frontier Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 875 mi / 1,408 km · Breeze Airways
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 919 mi / 1,479 km · Breeze Airways
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 968 mi / 1,558 km · Breeze Airways
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,287 mi / 2,071 km · Frontier Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,399 mi / 2,252 km · American Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,671 mi / 2,689 km · American Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,102 mi / 3,383 km · Breeze Airways
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,131 mi / 3,430 km · Breeze Airways

### Cargo (5)

- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 259 mi / 417 km · UPS Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 267 mi / 430 km · UPS Airlines
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 335 mi / 539 km · UPS Airlines
- [LAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal.md) Lakeland Linder International Airport · United States · 870 mi / 1,400 km · Amazon Air
- [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · United States · 1,076 mi / 1,732 km · Amazon Air

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- 9X [Southern Airways Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southern-airways-express)

### Passenger (7)

- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 18
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 10
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 4
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 3
- MZN [Amazon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amazon-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9.7M (2025) | #224 of 3,974 | #56 in North America | #46 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | =471 of 29,858 | =115 in North America | =100 in US |
| Elevation | 1,203 ft / 367 m | =14,978 of 43,403 | =6,504 in North America | =5,089 in US |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =2,673 in North America | =2,612 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.875 |
| APP | APP | 36.080 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.250 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.750 |
| DEP | DEP | 118.650 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| OPS | ANG OPS | 31.100 |
| POST | PITT COMD POST | 25.210 |
| RDO | ALTOONA RDO | 112.000 |
| RMP | RAMP CON | 131.375 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [AGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kagc.md) Allegheny County Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [BFP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbvi.md) Beaver County Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [HLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khlg.md) Wheeling Ohio County Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [LBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbe.md) Arnold Palmer Regional Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [YNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kyng.md) Youngstown Warren Regional Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [MGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgw.md) Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field · 61 mi / 98 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: “Pittsburgh International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pittsburgh_International_Airport&oldid=1376966345), revision of 27 Sep 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/kpit/data