Pittsburgh International Airport

An organized and easy to deal with airport.

Flown through here a bajillion times. I know my way around it so well.

I was flying to NASA Langley (Roanoke to Norfolk) to interview for a job just before the first shuttle crash. The same ice storm that screwed up the shuttle also screwed up our landing gear and forced us to make an emergency landing in Lynchburg. Then the only way to get to Newport News was via Pittsburgh International Airport. I arrived very late at night for my interview the next day, during which the shuttle crashed. The major rerouting to Pittsburgh International Airport, along with everything else that went wrong, was part of what prevented me from being enamored with NASA. I turned down the job and started a career with conveyor belts which has allowed me to see three continents.

This place pulls in the sidewalks early! But eat at Quaker Steak and Lube. Great western PA hospitality, and local beers on tap.

The toilets are funky, but super cool.