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Pittsburgh International Airport (IATA: PIT, ICAO: KPIT, FAA LID: PIT), formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as PIT, is an international airport located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Findlay Township, approximately 20 miles (30 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh at Exit 6 of PA-60 (Future I-376) and the Northern Terminus of PA Turnpike 576 (Future I-576). It is owned and operated by the Allegheny County Airport Authority which also operates the Allegheny County Airport. PIT is primarily a passenger airport serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, providing 200 non-stop flights per day to 49 destinations via 28 airlines, but it also serves a role in air defense as well as general aviation and cargo flights.
Pittsburgh International is the second busiest passenger airport in Pennsylvania and 42nd busiest in the United States,serving 9,987,310 passengers in 2006 on 235,264 aircraft operations. Until 2004, US Airways operated its largest hub at Pittsburgh International. As of 2007, the airline remains PIT's largest carrier (handling 39 percent of passengers), and the complex serves as a focus city for the airline. Southwest Airlines began service at the airport in May 2005 and is now the second largest airline in Pittsburgh with nonstop service to 7 destinations and more than 20 daily flights. Pittsburgh is also a hub for US Airways Express carriers Republic Airlines, and Trans States Airlines. The airport offers service to the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Pittsburgh International Airport occupies more than 12,900 acres (45 km²), making it the fourth largest airport in the nation. It is so large that both Chicago's O'Hare and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson could comfortably fit within the airport's land area.
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