PIT · Pittsburgh, United States
Pittsburgh International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 40.4915° N, 80.2329° W
Pittsburgh International Airport
Airport serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PIT
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3778; ident KPIT; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flypittsburgh.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Pittsburgh International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PIT / KPIT
OurAirports ident
KPIT
GPS / local code
KPIT / PIT
ISO region
US-PA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flypittsburgh.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q7199307
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
21 km
Approximate distance to central Pittsburgh.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
11,500 ft / 3,505 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), PEM (2)
Opened / operator
1952 · The Allegheny County Authority
Owner / entity
Q7199307
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Pittsburgh International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Pittsburgh, United States. Pittsburgh's built-up core sits roughly 21 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT / KPIT) is at 40.4915° N, 80.2329° W, elevation 1,203 ft (367 m), serving Pittsburgh, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Pittsburgh is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Pittsburgh: 21 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PIT.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT / KPIT)
Pittsburgh International Airport · Airport serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Source identifiers
KPIT · KPIT · PIT · US-PA
flypittsburgh.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
About 10 miles (15 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh, it is the primary international airport serving the Greater Pittsburgh Region as well as adjacent areas in West Virginia and Ohio.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PIT; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Pittsburgh
pittsburgh · 21 km from PIT
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 304,391 · city coordinates 40.4406, -79.9959
2. Upper Saint Clair
upper-saint-clair · 21 km from PIT
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 19,229 · city coordinates 40.3359, -80.0834
3. Mount Lebanon
mount-lebanon · 22 km from PIT
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 32,730 · city coordinates 40.3554, -80.0495
4. Cranberry Township
cranberry-township · 24 km from PIT
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 28,098 · city coordinates 40.6850, -80.1071
5. Allison Park
allison-park · 24 km from PIT
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 21,552 · city coordinates 40.5595, -79.9587
6. Bethel Park
bethel-park · 25 km from PIT
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 32,118 · city coordinates 40.3276, -80.0395
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CLE KCLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland
170 km from PIT · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 791 ft (241 m) · airport coordinates 41.4117, -81.8498
2. CMH KCMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus
232 km from PIT · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 815 ft (248 m) · airport coordinates 39.9980, -82.8919
3. IAD KIAD
Washington Dulles International Airport · Dulles
293 km from PIT · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 312 ft (95 m) · airport coordinates 38.9445, -77.4558
4. BUF KBUF
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo
299 km from PIT · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 728 ft (222 m) · airport coordinates 42.9405, -78.7322
Route-time reference set
1. PIT-CLE
Cleveland · 170 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from PIT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PIT-CMH
Columbus · 232 km · 1h 8m
America/New_York · +0h from PIT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PIT-IAD
Dulles · 293 km · 1h 12m
America/New_York · +0h from PIT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PIT-BUF
Buffalo · 299 km · 1h 13m
America/New_York · +0h from PIT; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 11,500 ft / 3,505 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), PEM (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PIT.
Runway identifiers
10C/28C · 10L/28R · 10R/28L · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CLE KCLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland · 170 km from PIT
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 791 ft (241 m) · 41.4117, -81.8498
2. CMH KCMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus · 232 km from PIT
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 815 ft (248 m) · 39.9980, -82.8919
3. IAD KIAD
Washington Dulles International Airport · Dulles · 293 km from PIT
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 312 ft (95 m) · 38.9445, -77.4558
4. BUF KBUF
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo · 299 km from PIT
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 728 ft (222 m) · 42.9405, -78.7322
5. DTW KDTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit · 323 km from PIT
large airport · America/Detroit · united-states · 645 ft (197 m) · 42.2138, -83.3538
6. DCA KDCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington · 329 km from PIT
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 15 ft (5 m) · 38.8521, -77.0377
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is owned and operated by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and offers passenger flights to destinations throughout North America, Central America, and Europe.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PIT.
Source note 2
PIT has four runways and covers 10,000 acres (40 km2).
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PIT.
Country and authority
PIT sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). PIT is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: About 10 miles (15 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh, it is the primary international airport serving the Greater Pittsburgh Region as well as adjacent areas in West Virginia and Ohio.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q7199307 · Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station. Administrative area: Moon Township · Findlay Township. Named after: Pittsburgh. Entity official-site cross-check: flypittsburgh.com
Field and clock profile
Pittsburgh International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,203 ft (367 m), positioned at 40.4915° N, 80.2329° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 11,500 ft / 3,505 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Pittsburgh is the closest retained city-time anchor at 21 km. CLE Cleveland is the closest retained airport alternative at 170 km.
Country airport peers
PIT is compared with CLE Cleveland at 170 km, CMH Columbus at 232 km, IAD Dulles at 293 km, BUF Buffalo at 299 km, DTW Detroit at 323 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PIT-CLE Cleveland: 170 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. PIT-CMH Columbus: 232 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. PIT-IAD Dulles: 293 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. PIT-BUF Buffalo: 299 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KPIT backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flypittsburgh.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 11,500 ft / 3,505 m
Runway identifiers
10C/28C, 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 14/32
OurAirports classifies PIT as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Pittsburgh.
PIT (KPIT) is a low-elevation field at 1,203 ft (367 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PIT sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PIT's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 11,500 ft / 3,505 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), PEM (2).
The Allegheny County Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PIT.
- The airport is owned and operated by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and offers passenger flights to destinations throughout North America, Central America, and Europe.
- PIT has four runways and covers 10,000 acres (40 km2).
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flypittsburgh.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PIT
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PIT uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Pittsburgh International Airport is about 21 km from central Pittsburgh; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CLE Cleveland is the closest retained alternate at 170 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flypittsburgh.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PIT inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PIT ranks #66 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PIT shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PIT is 1,203 ft (367 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BKO 1,247 ft (380 m) (44 ft delta) · PRG 1,247 ft (380 m) (44 ft delta) · SBD 1,159 ft (353 m) (44 ft delta) · PEW 1,158 ft (353 m) (45 ft delta) · KRT 1,265 ft (386 m) (62 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PIT's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CLE 170 km +0h · CMH 232 km +0h · IAD 293 km +0h · BUF 299 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | CLE | 170 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Columbus | CMH | 232 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dulles | IAD | 293 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Buffalo | BUF | 299 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PIT to CLE
Cleveland
Distance 170 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PIT. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PIT to CMH
Columbus
Distance 232 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PIT. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PIT to IAD
Dulles
Distance 293 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PIT. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Pittsburgh is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Pittsburgh International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PIT, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Pittsburgh
pittsburgh · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Upper Saint Clair
upper-saint-clair · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Lebanon
mount-lebanon · 22 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cranberry Township
cranberry-township · 24 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Allison Park
allison-park · 24 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bethel Park
bethel-park · 25 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Baldwin
baldwin-5178940 · 27 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Weirton Heights
weirton-heights · 28 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wilkinsburg
wilkinsburg · 30 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Weirton
weirton · 31 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Penn Hills
penn-hills · 33 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Mifflin
west-mifflin · 34 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Pittsburgh International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cleveland (CLE), Columbus (CMH), Dulles (IAD). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 11,500 ft / 3,505 m; identifiers 10C/28C, 10L/28R, 10R/28L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2), PEM (2); 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Allegheny County Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1952.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PIT. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCLE
Cleveland · large airport
- Distance
- 170 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 791 ft (241 m)
Compare against CLE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
John Glenn Columbus International AirportCMH
Columbus · large airport
- Distance
- 232 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 815 ft (248 m)
Compare against CMH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Washington Dulles International AirportIAD
Dulles · large airport
- Distance
- 293 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 312 ft (95 m)
Compare against IAD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUF
Buffalo · large airport
- Distance
- 299 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 728 ft (222 m)
Compare against BUF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) in?▾
Pittsburgh International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Pittsburgh International Airport?▾
Pittsburgh International Airport uses IATA code PIT and ICAO code KPIT.
Where is Pittsburgh International Airport located?▾
Pittsburgh International Airport is located in Pittsburgh, United States at coordinates 40.4915° N, 80.2329° W, with an elevation of 1,203 ft (367 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Pittsburgh International Airport from central Pittsburgh?▾
Pittsburgh International Airport sits roughly 21 km from the nearest mapped city center for Pittsburgh.
Which route reference is most useful from PIT?▾
Cleveland (CLE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 3m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from PIT.
Which authority regulates PIT?▾
Pittsburgh International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to PIT?▾
PIT's curated peers in United States on this site include CLE Cleveland, CMH Columbus, IAD Dulles, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Pittsburgh International Airport have?▾
Pittsburgh International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,500 ft / 3,505 m; identifiers include 10C/28C, 10L/28R, 10R/28L.