Editing Pittston Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Transportation==
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[[File:KAVP Terminals.jpg|thumb|[[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport]] in Pittston Township]]

===Highways===
[[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] passes through Pittston Township. The highway's major exits include [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] and [[Winchester, Virginia]], [[Hagerstown, Maryland]], [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], and [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] and [[Syracuse, New York]]. After passing through [[Watertown, New York]], Interstate 81 crosses the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway|St. Lawrence Seaway]] to meet [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]] in [[Canada]].<!--why all this info about US 11 outside Pittston?--> Pittston Township is also located near the Northeast Extension of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], [[Interstate 476]], providing service from [[Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania|Clarks Summit]] to [[Philadelphia]]. [[U.S. Route 11 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 11]], [[Pennsylvania Route 315]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 502]] also pass through the township.

===Public transportation===
Pittston Township is served by the [[Luzerne County Transportation Authority]] and COLTS, which provides bus service to the city and other communities within [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne County]] and [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]]. [[Martz Trailways]] also provides commuter, tour, and trip service from [[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston]], [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]] and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] to points east and south, such as [[Philadelphia]], [[New York City]], and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]].

===Air===
[[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport]] is located in Pittston Township. The airport is served by eight international airlines and has hosted [[Air Force One]] on regional presidential visits several times in the past. In the spring of 2002, the airport began offering an increased number of non-stop flights across the nation.  Service is provided by [[Continental Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[Northwest Airlines]], [[United Airlines]], and [[US Airways]].

===Rail===
At present, the [[Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]], [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], successor to the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway]], and the [[Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway]], the designated operator of the county-owned shortline, provide freight service within [[Pittston, Pennsylvania|Pittston City]] and Pittston Township. A proposed nearby commuter train from [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] to [[New York City]] has received government funding.