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Originally Posted by Jonboy1983
Still, the point is that there are folks who do travel to Chicago. I'm not talking about people up-and-moving, but what about for employment purposes? What are the top destinations for domestic air travel from Pittsburgh? Atlanta is top, followed by Charlotte and Philly, but Chicago comes in right behind in 4th. In fact, both O'Hare and Midway handled more passengers than Boston or New York JFK in terms of originating/destinating Pittsburgh travelers. If you combine O'Hare and Midway, then you have Chicago just behind Atlanta.
This is based on info from this link:
http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airport...&carrier=FACTS |
According to the Consumer Airfare Report, the top destination out of Pittsburgh is New York, when you combine all three airports. Orlando is second, Boston (inc. Providence and Manchester) is third, Chicago (both O'Hare and Midway) is fourth, Philadelphia is fifth, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale is sixth (it hops to fifth if you include West Palm Beach). This is from 2011 Q4; Boston, Orlando, and Chicago are all close and the rankings may have changed.
In contrast, if you hop the state line and check out Cleveland, things look different. Chicago is first, New York is second, Orlando is third, Baltimore/Washington is fourth, Vegas is fifth.