PIT Pittsburgh International Airport
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Pittsburgh16:52·19°C·#32/327
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+16 min

Pittsburgh (PIT) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +16 min, arrivals 18 min early. No cancellations across 178 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
16:00today +16 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Pittsburgh (PIT) delays today: 77% of the 153 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +16 min and arrivals 18 min early, across 178 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 14 September 2026 at 19:18 UTC.

Departures77 timed
On time66%51
Delayed34%26
typical now +16 min
Arrivals76 timed
On time83%63
Delayed17%13
typical now 18 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
16:35 17:01WN 1381MCO +26 min
16:57UA 1816DEN on time
17:03UA 1563IAH on time
17:09DL 5027JFK on time
17:15DL 5841DTW on time
17:16AA 2731PHL on time
17:209X 308BFD on time
17:30DL 1188SLC on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +42. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
14:27 17:52AA 2664DFW +205 min
16:46 17:11UA 2039LAX +25 min
16:509X 307BFD on time
16:55 17:02WN 4050FLL +7 min
17:04RVJ 800TEB on time
17:05WN 2341ATL on time
Running late right now3 of 62 still on the board · 4.8%
+205
AA 2664 from DFW · arr 17:52
Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 2.7% of the time.
+26
WN 1381 → MCO · dep 17:01
Board says +26. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +50.
+25
UA 2039 from LAX · arr 17:11
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~31 min.
In the air to PITlive positions · 3-min feed
12aircraft inbound · next to land WN 4050 from FLL, lands ~16:59
WN 4050FLL
lands ~16:59
UA 2039LAX
lands ~17:00
AA 2307CLT
lands ~17:05
UA 1349ORD
lands ~17:10

Positions as of 16:49 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
DEN+16m
Why6 kt NE winds, Few clouds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 178 A typical day here runs ~0.6%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 3rd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +15 min departures.

Typical week here
+17
MON
+13
TUE
+12
WED
+21
THU
+16
FRI
+15
SAT
+18
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+12 min), heaviest on Thursday (+21 min).

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Sample · what you getPIT went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/pittsburgh-PIT

Pittsburgh airport delays today

Delays are building at PIT. A typical departure is currently +16 min. Arrivals are 18 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 178 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 03:00 (on time expected).

Nearby gateways: CLE CMH CRW IAD BUF DTW · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Pittsburgh

Is Pittsburgh (PIT) delayed right now?

Delays are building at PIT. Departures +16 min, arrivals 18 min early. No cancellations across 178 tracked flights. 77% of the 153 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Pittsburgh (PIT)?

Winds NE-040 at 6kt gusting to 18kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 19°C, Dew 7°C, Alt 30.26 inHg, Few clouds at 3200ft. 19°C. wind 6 kt gusting 18. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Pittsburgh (PIT)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+21 min).

How often are flights delayed at PIT today?

We tracked 178 flights today: departures +16 min, arrivals 18 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for PIT?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds N-360 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 3000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind40° 6 G18 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew19 / 7 °C
Pressure1025 hPa
KPIT 141551Z 04006G18KT 10SM FEW032 19/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01890067
11:00 to 20:00VFRWinds N-360 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 3000ft
20:00 to 14:00VFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
Dep index
1.3/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 11:51 local · 5h ago · delay window 15:18 local · How these are computed → methodology