Allegheny County Airport

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Allegheny County Airport
IATA: AGC – ICAO: KAGC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Allegheny County Airport Authority
Location		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL		1,252 ft / 381.6 m
Coordinates		40°21′15.84″N 79°55′48.6″W / 40.3544°N 79.930167°W / 40.3544; -79.930167
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	6,501	1,982	Concrete
13/31	3,825	1,166	Concrete
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
	ft	m
H1	47	14	Concrete

Allegheny County Airport (IATA: AGC, ICAO: KAGC) 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. It was historically the main entrance to metro Pittsburgh via air from its inception up until the early 1950s when Pittsburgh International opened. 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 jet service that arrived in the 1950s and 1960's.

The airport is popular among business travelers because of its very close proximity to downtown as opposed to Pittsburgh International Airport. It is also much closer to the South Hills and Monroeville than Pittsburgh International.

The airport also enjoys a Hollywood big screen moment in 2004's The Mothman Prophecies, serving as the small "Pt. Pleasant" airport where the governor and Richard Gere debate how serious the impending crisis is in the river town.

[edit] Facilities

Allegheny County Airport covers 432 acres (1.75 km²) and has two active runways and one helipad:

• Runway 10/28: 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
• Runway 13/31: 3,825 x 100 ft (1,166 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete
• Helipad H1: 47 x 45 ft (14 x 14 m), Surface: Concrete

[edit] External links

• Allegheny County Airport
• Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Allegheny County Airport
• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 2 July 2009
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KAGC
  • ASN accident history for AGC
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAGC