Pittsburgh

PIT · KPIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

40.49°, -80.23°PA, United States

Passengers a year

9.6M

#46 busiest in the U.S.

nonstop destinations

airlines

139

departures a day

77.2%

arrivals on time

2.0%

flights cancelled

77.6%

load factor

Pittsburgh Int'l (PIT) airport diagram — runway and taxiway layout, drawn to scale — Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Pittsburgh, with 26% of all passengers. 42 airlines fly from here.

Southwest 26%

American 23%

Delta 16%

United 15%

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 26% of the airport — the 32nd most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is CHS at 26%.

Airline	Share	Passengers	Dests	On time · mainline	Seats YoY
WN Southwest76% full	25.8%	2.5M	21	74.3%	+3.1%
AA American77% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, PSA, Piedmont, Envoy, SkyWest	23.0%	2.2M	13	73.2%	+2%
DL Delta79% fullDelta Connection · operated by Republic, Endeavor, SkyWest	16.5%	1.6M	7	83.7%	+1.7%
UA United79% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, Mesa, GoJet, SkyWest, CommuteAir	15.3%	1.5M	7	81.7%	+15.5%
G4 Allegiant85% full	5.3%	512.7K	14	73.8%	+1.5%
+Other airlines	14.1%	1.4M	—	—	—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

57 domestic and 7 international nonstop destinations from Pittsburgh, across 7 countries.

98% domestic · 2% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

Atlanta (ATL)
364K363,963 departing · 80% full
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines
Chicago (ORD)
322.2K322,230 departing · 74% full
United Airlines · American Airlines
Orlando (MCO)
296.4K296,377 departing · 78% full
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Charlotte (CLT)
246.9K246,899 departing · 78% full
American Airlines
Denver (DEN)
229.6K229,638 departing · 82% full
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
196.5K196,468 departing · 76% full
American Airlines
New York (LGA)
185.6K185,583 departing · 77% full
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines
Boston (BOS)
167.6K167,559 departing · 76% full
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
150.9K150,872 departing · 82% full
Spirit Airlines · Southwest Airlines · JetBlue Airways
New York (JFK)
133.6K133,611 departing · 68% full
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · JetBlue Airways

Top international destinations

London, United Kingdom (LHR)
52.5K52,500 departing · 107.4K107,368 both ways
British Airways
Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
22.9K22,871 departing · 46.2K46,236 both ways
Air Canada
Reykjavík, Iceland (KEF)
10.1K10,118 departing · 20.2K20,164 both ways
Icelandair
Montréal, Canada (YUL)
10K10,047 departing · 17.6K17,617 both ways
Air Canada
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
5.5K5,521 departing · 11.7K11,729 both ways
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
4.3K4,266 departing · 9.1K9,051 both ways
Aer Lingus
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
2.7K2,690 departing · 5.3K5,347 both ways
American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

64 nonstop · 16 airlines · 57 domestic / 7 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Pittsburgh.

Narrowbody 61%

Regional 36%

Body class · share of departures

Embraer E175
12,983 departures · 78% full
Regional
25.7%
Boeing 737-800
6,578 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
13.0%
Boeing 737 MAX 8
5,417 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
10.7%
Boeing 737-700
3,847 departures · 79% full
Narrowbody
7.6%
Airbus A320
3,441 departures · 81% full
Narrowbody
6.8%
Bombardier CRJ-900
2,963 departures · 79% full
Regional
5.9%
Airbus A220-300
2,763 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
5.5%
Boeing 737-900ER
2,682 departures · 82% full
Narrowbody
5.3%
Airbus A319
2,155 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
4.3%
Airbus A321
1,642 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
3.2%

When Pittsburgh is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

4.5K

4.2K

4.7K

4.1K

4.0K

3.6K

3.5K

4.2K

4.5K

4.6K

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak October 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

1990 · 17,036,094

1991 · 16,441,670

1992 · 18,241,200

1993 · 17,687,903

1994 · 18,914,072

1995 · 19,089,034

1996 · 19,376,101

1997 · 19,087,490

1998 · 18,552,461

1999 · 16,528,571

2000 · 17,887,160

2001 · 17,915,300

2002 · 16,223,893

2003 · 14,479,548

2004 · 13,451,204

2005 · 10,573,021

2006 · 10,118,481

2007 · 9,950,413

2008 · 8,718,043

2009 · 8,018,998

2010 · 8,124,382

2011 · 8,286,731

2012 · 7,872,816

2013 · 7,727,252

2014 · 7,774,079

2015 · 7,914,979

2016 · 8,090,689

2017 · 8,748,753

2018 · 9,445,684

2019 · 9,536,434

2020 · 3,571,096

2021 · 6,207,747

2022 · 7,963,500

2023 · 9,083,425

2024 · 9,805,955

2025 · 9,666,855

2026 · 5,500,382 so far

Every year

1990: 17,036,094
1991: 16,441,670
1992: 18,241,200
1993: 17,687,903
1994: 18,914,072
1995: 19,089,034
1996: 19,376,101
1997: 19,087,490
1998: 18,552,461
1999: 16,528,571
2000: 17,887,160
2001: 17,915,300
2002: 16,223,893
2003: 14,479,548
2004: 13,451,204
2005: 10,573,021
2006: 10,118,481
2007: 9,950,413
2008: 8,718,043
2009: 8,018,998
2010: 8,124,382
2011: 8,286,731
2012: 7,872,816
2013: 7,727,252
2014: 7,774,079
2015: 7,914,979
2016: 8,090,689
2017: 8,748,753
2018: 9,445,684
2019: 9,536,434
2020: 3,571,096
2021: 6,207,747
2022: 7,963,500
2023: 9,083,425
2024: 9,805,955
2025: 9,666,855
2026: 5,500,382 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Pittsburgh, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 77Late 21Cancelled 2

17 min

average delay

868

flights cancelled

41.9K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Late-arriving aircraft

Airline (carrier)

National Aviation System

Extreme weather

Security

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 83.7%

Least reliable here

JetBlue Airways 70.1%

Among US airports

#46

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.9%–84.5%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 67.9% of arrivals landed on time — 9.3 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84.5%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)?

Pittsburgh International Airport handled about 9.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #46 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 139 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Pittsburgh (PIT), flying about 26% of its passengers. 42 airlines serve Pittsburgh in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)?

Pittsburgh (PIT) has 64 nonstop destinations — 57 domestic and 7 international across 7 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)?

About 77.2% of flights arriving at Pittsburgh (PIT) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.0% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Pittsburgh (PIT), about 26% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Pittsburgh; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).