Pittsburgh International Airport Map (Most Up-To-Date)

Pittsburgh International Airport’s post-modernization layout compresses ticketing, security, and baggage claim into a new landside terminal face, then pushes all gates across a long enclosed connector into the existing airside core. The footprint is wide but vertically stacked: departures above, arrivals in the middle, commercial transport below. This map guide focuses on the new curb levels, parking-to-terminal workflows, and the 1,300-foot connector inside Pittsburgh’s main airport campus.

Map Table

Terminal	Key Airlines	Primary Function	Transfer Mode
New Landside Terminal	Mixed carriers	Ticketing, security, baggage claim	Vertical curb levels, inclines/escalators
Airside Core + Concourses	Mixed carriers	Gates, central retail atrium	1,300-ft connector bridge, moving walkways
Shuttle Lot system	—	Economy parking	Shuttle shelters, dedicated curb
Terminal Garage + Terminal Lot	—	Walkable premium parking	Covered walkway, elevator cores

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) Map Strategy

• Navigate landside instability by committing to a single “door + level” target for every move: Parking Shuttle at Door 5 on Arrivals (middle level), rideshare at Door 4 on Commercial (bottom level), departures drop-offs on the top departures curb.
• Prevent parking-shuttle anxiety by treating the Shuttle Lot like a transit station: Find your shelter node first, then return to the terminal curb only at the dedicated shuttle zone (Door 5), not the private pickup doors.
• Find security without guessing by anchoring on the inclines/escalators up to Level 3 and scanning the overhead lane matrix immediately; use the ticketing counters as the overflow landmark when queues back up into the lobby.
• Reduce “missing train” surprises by planning the post-security walk as mandatory: Navigate from the recompose area straight into the enclosed connector and budget the full 1,300-foot bridge distance to reach the airside core.

2026 Pittsburgh International Airport Map + Printable PDF

The current PIT configuration reflects the consolidated landside terminal that opened in late 2025, with ongoing wayfinding sensitivity around curb levels, parking shuttles, and construction-style temporary routing. Expect the biggest map value to come from level discipline (Departures vs Arrivals vs Commercial), door-number targeting for pickups, and planning your post-security connector walk as part of “time to gate,” not an optional extra.

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 1 Ticketing Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 2 Baggage Claim Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 2 Gates A Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 2 Gates B Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 2 Gates C Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 2 Gates D Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 2 Gates Map 2025

Pittsburgh International Airport Level 3 Checkpoints Map 2025

2026 Pittsburgh International Airport Map Guide

What is the exact shuttle pickup point for the legacy surface lots relative to the new landside terminal main entrance (door/side/level)?

The shuttle pickup for the former Long Term/Extended surface lots is at Arrivals Level (Level 2), Door 5. Door 5 is the dedicated curb zone for airport parking shuttles, not the private pickup doors.

Exit the secure area into the arrivals/baggage claim hall, then move laterally to the central Door 5 bank and go outside to the marked shuttle curb. If you exit at Doors 1–3 (north/private pickup focus) or Doors 6–8 (south side), you won’t find the shuttle loading line—Door 5 is the convergence point for Shuttle Lot returns.

What is the walking distance from the farthest terminal garage/lot parking zone to the security checkpoint entrance (feet/meters)?

Walking from the farthest Terminal Garage stall to the security checkpoint entrance is about 1,000 feet (≈305 meters). This assumes the outer rim of an upper garage level to the elevator core, then the covered walkway to the terminal, then the incline/escalator up to Level 3 and the final approach to the queue entry.

The “farthest” path typically looks like: outer garage corner to the elevator bank (~300 feet), garage-to-terminal covered walkway (~400 feet), then from the top of the incline/escalator to the security queue entry (~150 feet), plus short connectors inside the building. For slow walkers, the full door-to-queue effort commonly runs 8–12 minutes.

Where is Uber/Lyft pickup in the new terminal (exact level and the nearest elevator/escalator from baggage claim)?

Uber/Lyft pickup is on the Commercial Level (Level 1) at Door 4. Rideshare is geo-fenced to the bottom curb, so waiting at the Arrivals curb on Level 2 will miss your driver even if you’re standing at the correct door number upstairs.

From baggage claim on Arrivals Level (Level 2), follow the “Ground Transportation / Rideshare” signs to the down escalator or elevator bank near the central door cluster, then descend one level to Level 1 and walk to Door 4. The curb is organized by numbered stalls; your app typically directs you to a specific slot, so confirm the stall number once you reach the Door 4 rideshare zone.

At standard security, what landmark marks the furthest point the queue typically reaches when it overflows (the “line is back to ___” point)?

The overflow landmark for standard security is the airline ticketing counters on Level 3. When the queue backs up beyond the normal stanchions, it spills into the open departures lobby until it starts encroaching on the circulation space in front of the check-in desk bank.

Use the ticketing counter row as your “line is back to” gauge after you come up the inclines/escalators to Departures Level. If you see the stanchioned queue reaching into the check-in counter area, expect a true overflow condition rather than a short spike. The checkpoint is a single consolidated processing node, so the counter bank is the clearest hard landmark for maximum lobby backflow.

What is the exact TSA PreCheck queue entrance position relative to the standard security entrance (left/right + approximate distance)?

A fixed left/right TSA PreCheck entrance relative to standard security does not reliably exist because PIT’s consolidated checkpoint uses dynamic lane assignments under an overhead digital lane matrix. The first “dealbreaker” is assuming legacy muscle memory—PreCheck can be shifted across the same entry frontage based on staffing and peak loads.

Enter the security hall on Level 3 from the top of the inclines/escalators, then stop at the first overhead digital display bank and align to the lanes labeled “PreCheck” (often grouped to one side of the 12-lane array). In practical terms, the divergence happens within a short span of the entry stanchions—think a few dozen feet from the main queue mouth—so the correct move is reading the overhead signs at the entry, not committing to a left/right guess from afar.

What is the exact walking distance from the end of security to the people-mover/train platform entrance (feet/meters)?

There is no people-mover/train platform at PIT because the automated train has been permanently decommissioned. The only post-security connection to the gates is the enclosed pedestrian connector, which is 1,300 feet (≈396 meters) from the post-security recompose area to the airside core connection point.

After clearing security on Level 3, navigate to the recompose area and follow signs into the enclosed connector bridge leading toward the Center Core of the Airside Terminal. The bridge includes moving walkways to reduce effort, but the full distance still counts toward “time to gate.” For mobility support, PIT’s autonomous mobility vehicles (often referenced on-site as assistance carts) operate from the connector entry rather than a train platform.

Where are the primary baggage carousels relative to the main arrivals exit doors (which side of the hall / nearest exit bank)?

The primary baggage carousels are split into two banks on Arrivals Level (Level 2): Carousels 1–4 on the north side near Doors 1–3, and Carousels 5–8 on the south side near Doors 4–6. The “Welcome Point” atrium acts as the central divider between the north and south carousel banks.

If you’re meeting a private pickup, use the door bank that matches your carousel side—north bank bags typically align best with Door 2/Doors 1–3, and south bank bags align best with Doors 4–6. If you’re taking the parking shuttle, ignore the nearest exit and navigate to Door 5 specifically, even if your carousel is at the far north or far south end.

Where is the late-open Hudson/newsstand located when most shops are closed (nearest corridor/gate direction from the center core)?

A reliably late-open Hudson/newsstand in the airside core is not the dependable after-hours option at PIT because most Hudson-style airside retail closes around the late evening window. The consistent late-night fallback is the landside 24-hour convenience store (7-Eleven / Sunoco) near the baggage claim landside interface.

From the center core/gate side, the practical routing is to plan before you clear security, because after-hours airside options can be shuttered even if you’re near the central retail atrium. After arrival, navigate to Arrivals Level (Level 2) baggage claim, then follow the landside-facing path to the 7-Eleven / Sunoco unit rather than searching concourse corridors for an open Hudson.

Where does the new-to-old terminal connecting ramp begin and end, and what is its full path length (start-to-finish)?

The connecting route begins immediately post-security at the Level 3 recompose area of the new Landside Terminal and ends at the Center Core/mezzanine connection point inside the existing Airside Terminal near the central retail atrium. The full enclosed connector length is 1,300 feet (≈396 meters).

After you clear the checkpoint, stay on Level 3 and follow the signed path into the enclosed bridge rather than looking for stairs down to a train. The route is a straight connector over the apron with moving walkways, depositing you into the airside core where concourse directions split. For mobility needs, assistance options operate at the connector entrance rather than at a platform.

Where are the parking payment kiosks / pay stations located in the new garage/lot system, and what is the shortest pedestrian route to them from baggage claim?

Parking pay stations are located at the pedestrian walkway entrances between the Terminal Garage/Terminal Lot and the terminal, and inside the Shuttle Lot shelters (with early-phase exceptions noted on-site). The shortest route from baggage claim is to pay before you ever reach your car by targeting the walkway-pay area as your first stop.

From Arrivals Level (Level 2) baggage claim, exit toward the garage/lot pedestrian connection and follow signs to the covered walkway that links the terminal to the Terminal Garage/Terminal Lot. Pay-on-foot kiosks are positioned right at that walkway threshold, so you can settle payment while you’re still on the pedestrian path. If you parked in the Shuttle Lot, use the kiosks inside the heated shuttle shelters while you wait, then return to the terminal curb at Door 5 for the shuttle loading zone.