Allegheny County
AGC · KAGC · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Allegheny County · map
Allegheny County is a public-use airport owned by Allegheny CO Arpt Authority, 4 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1,252 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 6,501 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KAGC · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 38°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAGC 061953Z 24004KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01560033
TAF KAGC 061720Z 0618/0718 14004KT P6SM SKC FM071500 20011KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AGC · ICAO KAGC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Allegheny CO Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 1,252 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 6,501 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,825 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 47 × 45 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 10: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 28: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), trees 64 ft high 2,613 ft from the end
- Runway 31: trees 11 ft high 314 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Agc and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.55 | Allegheny |
| Ground | 121.7 | Allegheny |
| Tower | 121.1 | Allegheny |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace | 119.35 | Allegheny |
| Allegheny and rco | 122.2 | Allegheny |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 412-466-8968.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Pittsburgh from the FAA register
146 aircraft are registered to owners in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 90 piston singles, 14 business jets, 10 piston twins, 10 helicopters, 9 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 41 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- In opern prior to 1959.
- ATC-CTL.
- Landing fee for aircraft 5000 pounds and above to incl all helicopters.
- Jet a ANTI-ICE available on required.
- Helipad located on general aviation apn east of taxiway C.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.