Landside Terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
The Landside Terminal is Pittsburgh International Airport’s new main building, opened on 18 November 2025. Designed by Gensler + HDR with luis vidal + architects, it holds ticketing, security, baggage claim and every landside service, and connects to the gates through the Skybridge.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Opened | 18 November 2025, ahead of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons |
| Project cost | $1.72 billion, financed mainly by bonds — no state or local taxes |
| Flow | Departures above, arrivals below; North and South inclines run Level 1 to Level 3, bypassing Level 2 |
| Ground Level doors | Door 7 (ride share), Door 8 (transit ticket machine), Door 9 (buses and coaches) |
| To the gates | Security, then the Skybridge and tunnel to the Airside Terminal |
The journey through the building
- Drop-off on the upper roadway, then airline check-in and bag drop in the departures hall.
- Screening at the security checkpoint on the departures level.
- After screening, follow signs to the Skybridge — the bridge and tunnel echo Pittsburgh’s Fort Pitt Tunnel and Fort Pitt Bridge, and deposit you in the airside centre core.
- Arriving passengers collect bags on the Ground Level, then continue to door 7 for ride share, door 9 for buses and coaches, the taxi rank, or the covered walkway to the Terminal Garage rental-car counters. Drivers meeting arrivals wait in the Free Wait Lot.
Design and facilities
- The roof rolls like the hills of western Pennsylvania; support columns branch like trees; a terrazzo compass replica of the 1952 terminal lobby greets travellers.
- Welcome Point — an open community space with concessions, seating and terrace access for people meeting arrivals.
- PIT Stage — a performance space running 24 hours; Visit Pittsburgh visitor desk; Gameway entertainment.
- Information desk and Lost & Found (until 9:30 p.m.), curbside check-in for American Airlines, family and accessible restrooms, nursing rooms and animal relief areas.
- Outdoor terraces are open to passengers after security.
The Hyatt Regency on airport property previously connected by walkway; with the new terminal, a hotel shuttle serves the trip. Allow extra time during your first visit while wayfinding from the old layout is retired.