PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A record number of people are set to take off today ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and Pittsburgh International Airport is prepared for a rush of travelers hitting the skies. Tuesday and Wednesday are both expected to be busy days at airports across the country.

A record number of people are expected to travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike or fly through Pittsburgh International Airport. On 11 News at 5, we’re checking in with the experts on the best time to leave as Pittsburgh’s Chief Meteorologist Stephen Cropper tracks the effects wet weather could have on your trip.

AAA is predicting a record-breaking 80 million people nationally will travel 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday. “This is more people than we’ve ever seen traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday,