PIT’s Transformation

Check back frequently to see how construction on a transformed PIT is progressing as we draw closer to opening day.

Weekly Update

Saturday’s Public Trial will test entire passenger journey – October 20, 2025

The second Public Trial will occur this Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m.- noon. ACAA team members, airlines, TSA and other partners will participate with over 2,000 volunteers to test the experience of our Transformed PIT airport.

This Trial is designed to test the full passenger experience – from the new roadway system, to parking, checking baggage for flights, passing through TSA, across the Skybridge into the core and back through arrivals to retrieve baggage, and everything in between.

Volunteers will park in the new parking garage (MMC) and register on the arrivals level of the new terminal to receive their test scripts. Some volunteer passengers will bring packed bags to check-in at ticket counters, and others will have packed carry-ons for passing through TSA.

Self-packed baggage allows the trial to simulate a variety of packing scenarios as well, enabling the real-world-scenario validation of the baggage handling and TSA scanning equipment.

To simulate a busy airport-travel day, ‘passengers’ will be released in groups every five minutes to begin the passenger journey through the Transformed PIT as outlined in their scripts, checking-in, passing through TSA and ultimately ending in the center core. From there, they will turn around to follow their assigned arriving-passenger script to exit the sterile area and retrieve baggage.