Pittsburgh, Pa, USA - Greater Pittsburgh Airport - postcard by Minsky 1955 pmk

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• Picture / Image:  Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Pa [United States] [now Pittsburgh International Aiport]
• Publisher: Minsky Bros & Co, Pittsburgh
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  USA 1c green x 2
• Postmark(s): Pittsburgh Pa 1955 slogan (Savings Bonds)
• Sent to:  Glendale, California 
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Pittsburgh International Airport (IATA: PIT, ICAO: KPIT, FAA LID: PIT), formerly Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, is a civil–military international airport in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It is the primary international airport serving the Greater Pittsburgh Region, located about 10 miles (15 km) west of downtown Pittsburgh, at an elevation of 1,202 feet (366 m) above sea level.

First opened in 1952, the airport was initially served by five airlines and became a small hub for Trans World Airlines for over two decades. The airport underwent a massive $1 billion rebuilding and expansion which was completed in 1992 and became a major hub for US Airways. The new airport was one of the most innovative in the world, dubbed the "airport of the future" by the New York Times,[5] and helped to pioneer modern airport design with its X-shape to reduce distance between gates, underground tram to transport passengers around the airport, and array of shopping options, all of which were cutting-edge at the time.[6][7]

Traffic peaked at 20 million passengers in the late 1990s, but US Airways, which was facing bankruptcy, abandoned it as a hub in 2004, eliminating thousands of jobs and nearly bankrupting the airport itself, which was built largely to suit US Airways' needs.[8][9] The airport experienced a resurgence in the 2010s, doubling the number of carriers to 16 as the Allegheny County Airport Authority has aggressively courted airlines and lobbied for new routes.[8] In 2017, the airport was reopened access to the post-security terminal for passengers who are not flying, as long as they can pass through security, becoming the first airport in the country to do so after the federal government lifted restrictions put in place after 9/11.[10] The airport is a maintenance base for American Airlines.[11]

In 2017, local officials unveiled plans for a $1.1 billion renovation[12] which will include a new terminal for check-in, security, and baggage claim adjacent to the gates.[13] It is projected to open in 2023.[14]

Pittsburgh International Airport is the busiest airport in western Pennsylvania and the second-busiest airport in the state, after Philadelphia International Airport. In 2018 it served 9,658,897 passengers, a 7.5% rise from the previous year.