PIT
Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh, PA · 2 relief areas · Rank #47
Verified 0d ago2 · Risky
Warning

Airport's official accessibility page (confirmed via direct fetch, still current 9 months post-opening) describes the indoor (airside) relief area as for 'working service animals,' not pet cats.

PIT opened a brand-new Landside Terminal on November 18, 2025, replacing the 1992 structure. The airport documents an indoor airside relief area on Concourse D (across from Gate D1) and outdoor grassy areas on the Landside side, but the official accessibility page states the indoor area is for 'working service animals,' so non-service cats are restricted to the outdoor pre-security area.

Relief areas · sorted by cat-safety
Landside outdoor relief area
Grassy area outside the pre-security Landside Terminal near the entrance to the car rentals building (and at either end of the Landside Terminal exterior).
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pre-securityOpen area

Outdoor, open-air area — high escape risk for a cat outside a carrier. Serves all Landside passengers arriving via the new (Nov 2025) terminal. Field verification recommended — exact perimeter/fencing not documented online for the new terminal.

Airside Concourse D indoor relief area
Concourse D, across from Gate D1 — directly confirmed on flypittsburgh.com's current accessibility page (older third-party 'opposite Gate D76' claim is outdated).
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post-securityWalled room

Serves all airside concourses (A/B/C/D) via the post-security people mover. The airport's own accessibility page states verbatim that 'working service animals' may use the post-security relief area — non-service cats appear to be excluded. Surface inferred from typical indoor SARA construction; not confirmed by airport's page.

Cat plan
Primary: Landside outdoor relief area

Grassy area outside the pre-security Landside Terminal near the entrance to the car rentals building (and at either end of the Landside Terminal exterior). · Outdoor, open-air area — high escape risk for a cat outside a carrier. Serves all Landside passengers arriving via the new (Nov 2025) terminal. Field verification recommended — exact perimeter/fencing not documented online for the new terminal.

2 · Risky
Avoid at PIT

Landside outdoor relief area · Airside Concourse D indoor relief area

Plan B: relieve before security

Given this airport's policy, use the pre-security area or relieve at home/hotel before arrival.