Pittsburgh airport T. rex absent from new terminal as officials weigh its future
Wondering where Pittsburgh International Airport’s iconic Tyrannosaurus rex ended up in the new terminal?
It hasn’t reappeared. Its next chapter is still undecided, though it’s on the airport’s radar.
In a collaborative Instagram post with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Monday, the airport said it is discussing the exact future location with the museum.
“Thank you to all the fans of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s T. rex replica at Pittsburgh International Airport for your love over the years,” the post reads. “We deeply value how much Pittsburghers love saying hello to the airport T. rex on their travels and know you are eager to learn its next home now that the new terminal is open.”
Pittsburgh International Airport officially opened its new landside terminal last week.
The museum and the airport are in talks about possibilities for “reimagining the exhibit,” according to the post.
“Although the exact future location of the T. rex hasn’t been decided yet … we’re looking forward to sharing more updates soon,” the post said. “In the meantime, you can visit the real T. rex — the original, name-bearing fossil of this dinosaur — on view in the Kamin Hall of Dinosaurs at the museum.”
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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