Allegheny County Airport is located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, four miles (6 km) southeast of the city of Pittsburgh. It is the fifth busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg. The airport is owned by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and serves as the primary FAA designated reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport. The Allegheny County Airport dedication took place on September 11, 1931. When it was completed, it was third largest airport in the country, as well as the only hard-surface airport in the country. It was historically the main entrance to metro Pittsburgh via air from its inception up until June, 1952 when Pittsburgh International opened for commercial aviation. Like many other historic “municipal” fields throughout the country, Allegheny serves small and mid-sized private, corporate and commercial traffic well, but was not built to handle the constant traffic of international “heavy jet” service that arrived by the late 1960s.
The airport is popular among business travelers because of its closer proximity to downtown than Pittsburgh International Airport. It is also much closer to the densely populated South Hills, Monroeville area and Monongahela Valley than Pittsburgh International.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATION
ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATION
ICAO/IATA: KAGC/AGC
Lat: 40°21′15.84″N
Long: 79°55′48.6″W
Elevation: 1,252 ft.
Runway length available: H1/H1 47×45 ft. :: 10/28 6501×150 ft. :: 13/31 3825×100 ft.
