Allegheny County Airport Authority is a

municipal authority A municipal authority is a form of special-purpose governmental unit in Pennsylvania. The municipal authority is an alternate vehicle for accomplishing public purposes without the direct action of counties, municipalities and school districts. Th ...

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County () is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia Co ...

that oversees and maintains the Allegheny County airport system. These include management of

Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport , formerly Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, is a civil–military international airport in Findlay Township and Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Located about 10 miles (15 km) west of downtown Pitts ...

as well as

Allegheny County Airport Allegheny County Airport is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. It is the fifth-busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg. The airport is owned by t ...

. The authority is also a key lobbying and public interest agency often representing the local aviation industry and related industry interests in

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in ...

(the

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) and on the federal level. The authority holds over $500 million in debt from construction of the

Directors of Pittsburgh International Airport

*Christina Cassotis January 15, 2015 – present *James R. Gill March 14, 2014 – January 14, 2015 (interim) *Bradley Penrod October 2007 – February 5, 2013 (interim status until March 14, 2014) *Kent George December 14, 1998 – October 2007 (also served as president of the American Association of Airport Executives *Gary Bishop January 1996 – December 31, 1997 *Peter Florian January 20, 1996 – *Herbert Higginbotham December 1993 – January 19, 1996 *Guy Tumolo June 1993 – November 30, 1993 *Scott O'Donnell January 1988 – June 1993 *Stephen A. George pre-1988 *David Donohoe circa 1981–1982 *Martin J. Griffin, 1968 – 1971 *Clifford Ball, April 23, 1952 (opening) – October 1955.

References

External links

Allegheny County Airport Authority homepagePittsburgh International Airport homepageAllegheny County Airport homepage
{{Authority control County airports in Pennsylvania Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania Government of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania