When it debuted Nov. 18, 2025, the gleaming new $1.7 billion landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) immediately improved the airport's security, baggage delivery and parking experiences. It's unusual among airport terraces in that it is open to both ticketed passengers and to community visitors. PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTBut even as PIT celebrates the opening of the first of its four outdoor terraces, Cassotis acknowledges that the airport almost scrapped the idea. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opened a postsecurity outdoor terrace at the international terminal in February 2019 and added the presecurity SkyTerrace in February 2020. And the outdoor patio is one of the most celebrated features of the new Terminal 1 in San Diego International Airport (SAN).