Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Avina Synthetic Aviation Fuel (Avina) are partnering to develop the first on-airport sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility utilizing one of the very first alcohol-to-jet pathways in the US.

Avina will build a facility to provide ASTM-certified fuel on airport property just south of PIT’s terminal by deploying KBR’s PureSAF alcohol-to-jet technology, developed and owned by Swedish Biofuels AB and exclusively licensed globally by KBR.

The facility, through multiple phases of development, is expected to produce more than 100 million gallons of SAF annually. The plant will have a carbon intensity that is at least 65% lower than that of conventional jet fuel.