Top Stories of 2024 as the New Terminal Takes Shape

When 2024 started, it took real vision to imagine the future of the new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport. What a difference 12 months makes.

Check out the major developments at the new Pittsburgh International Airport and go behind the scenes with the people helping the new terminal take shape.

President Visits PIT’s Terminal Construction Site

April 22
By Jenny Hepler

President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal construction site in April 2024, shaking hands with construction workers and thanking them for their work on the program.

A Pavilion in Penn’s Woods, Part 1: Redefining an Airport Through Design

Oct. 21
By Gina Mastrangelo and Oscar Rzodkiewicz (video) with Rocco Pacella and Julie Bercik

Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal embodies the region and the aviation industry through its architectural design. This two-part series details PIT’s goal of connecting the program to Western Pennsylvania through the tenets of nature, technology and community.

PIT ‘Tops Off’ New Parking Garage, Among the State’s Largest

April 29
By Rocco Pacella and Julie Bercik (video)

While the new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport may be the face of the program, the new parking structure at PIT will add 4,300 covered spaces for passengers. In April, crews celebrated the building’s “topping out,” a recognition of the highest piece of material being installed.

Take a Virtual Tour of PIT’s New Terminal

Sept. 23
By Oscar Rzodkiewicz

At over 800,000 square feet, there is a lot of ground to cover on how the new Pittsburgh International Airport will upgrade the passenger experience. Tour guide Jeff Martinelli brings the camera crew inside the new terminal construction site to showcase the changes.

With Final Pane in Place, PIT Terminal Achieves Milestone

April 15
By Rocco Pacella and Oscar Rzodkiewicz (video)

The new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport features over 100,000 square feet of curtainwall glass, the final piece of which was installed by crews earlier this year. Construction leads on the program explain how the windows help make the new PIT one big observation deck.

Pittsburgh’s Skilled Trades Powering Terminal Construction

July 15
By Julie Bercik

Over 1,000 trades workers enter the construction site at Pittsburgh International Airport each day to help build the new PIT. For many, this is invaluable experience as they build their young careers.