Clevelandopulation Profile
Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 2,202,069
2000: 2,250,871
Pittsburgh: Population Profile
Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 2,394,811
2000: 2,358,695
Sorry I could not find any more recent extimates since census is done every ten years. As you can see PIT and CLE are roughly the same size for Metro areas, Actually in 2000 PIT was larger by 100k.
See the link below to CO expansion plans for CLE
Link to story
Evidently CLE has the O/D to be expanded as a midwestern hub. Now, I know there are gonna be people who are gonna say PIT is dead and to let it go but I say these cities are similar sizes and PIT does not have another airport (CAK) right down the road that almost acts as a second airport for the same city.
Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 2,202,069
2000: 2,250,871
Pittsburgh: Population Profile
Metropolitan Area Residents
1990: 2,394,811
2000: 2,358,695
Sorry I could not find any more recent extimates since census is done every ten years. As you can see PIT and CLE are roughly the same size for Metro areas, Actually in 2000 PIT was larger by 100k.
See the link below to CO expansion plans for CLE
Link to story
Evidently CLE has the O/D to be expanded as a midwestern hub. Now, I know there are gonna be people who are gonna say PIT is dead and to let it go but I say these cities are similar sizes and PIT does not have another airport (CAK) right down the road that almost acts as a second airport for the same city.