Pittsburgh International Airport PITKPIT

Pittsburgh International Airport is the main airport for the Pittsburgh region, but it is no longer a major hub for American, Delta, United or any global alliance. Think of PIT as a primarily origin-and-destination airport with useful domestic coverage, regional links and a selective international network rather than a big connecting complex. Southern Airways Express treats PIT as a hub, Allegiant has an operating base here, and the airport also sees cross-border and transatlantic service such as Air Canada, British Airways, Icelandair and Aer Lingus. The biggest practical change for repeat travelers is the new landside terminal that opened in November 2025: check-in, security, arrivals, baggage and ground transport are in the new terminal, then passengers walk via the Skybridge into the older X-shaped airside terminal. The old underground people mover is gone. All gate concourses sit beyond the same security checkpoint, so most domestic gate-to-gate transfers are just a walk through the center core; non-precleared international arrivals use the international arrivals process and may need extra time for immigration, bags and re-screening.

Timezone: America/New_York

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://flypittsburgh.com

General

+1-412-472-3525

Lost & found

+1-412-472-3525

As of 2026-06-21 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

KPIT

Elevation

1203 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

4

Longest runway

11500 ft

Terminals

To the city

• Pittsburgh Regional Transit 28X Airport Flyer bus → Downtown Pittsburgh / Oakland · 45-55 min · Operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit; departs Door 9, Ground Level approx. every 30 min; fare $2.75 (info, valid 3h with transfer) or $7 day pass; 412-442-2000 / RidePRT.org; all vehicles wheelchair accessible

Bus / coach

28X Airport Flyer (Pittsburgh Regional Transit) to Downtown/Oakland from Door 9, ~every 30 min, fare $2.75 (info); intercity coaches also serve the airport (Fullington, Mountain Line Grey Line, GoBus/Cardinal)

Taxi

Curbside taxi service; zTrip 412-777-7777; approx. $40 one-way to Downtown (info only)

Train / metro

No rail/train connection to the airport

Rideshare

Uber and Lyft authorized; pickup across from Door 7, Ground Level

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport