Pittsburgh International Airport Awarded CAPA Regional Airport of the Year

This award is for the regional airport that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader, and done the most to advance the progress of the aviation industry. The award is not limited to airports without any long haul or intercontinental services; it is intended to recognize airports with fewer than 10 million annual passengers – with aspirations for growth across the board.

Pittsburgh International Airport is a copybook definition of how an airport can reinvent itself after the loss of many services of a key hub carrier in the early 2000s – due to circumstances outside its control – by refocusing on point-to-point demand, said CAPA. Working in conjunction with a post-industrial city that has had to make much the same transition with its economy, it experienced passenger traffic losses that bottomed out in 2013. Since then there has been constant growth, which may soon touch double digit annual figures. Monthly seat capacity is back over one million, for the first time since 2008. A USD1 billion terminal improvement speaks volumes about the outlook.