PIT Wraps Up Summer with Another Record Travel Month

Pittsburgh International Airport closed out August with another consecutive month of travel reaching two-decade highs.

Driven by continued strong demand for air travel, PIT experienced its busiest August since 2005, with over 935,000 travelers passing through the airport during the month. Traffic for the month was up 12.8 percent from August 2023 and exceeded August 2019’s pre-pandemic totals by over 48,000 passengers.

Last month also had the most August capacity operated by airlines at PIT since 2006. Airlines operated nearly 1.2 million scheduled seats at PIT, a 12.3 percent increase year-over-year. Scheduled capacity exceeded August 2019’s total by over 145,000 seats.

While many airlines continue to add flights and use larger aircraft – both in Pittsburgh and nationwide – among the biggest contributors to PIT’s capacity growth in August were Front