# Philadelphia International Airport (PHL / KPHL)

**Philadelphia International Airport** (IATA: PHL, ICAO: KPHL) is a large airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened in 1940. It has 4 runways; the longest is 12,000 ft (3,658 m). In 2025 it handled 29.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PHL / KPHL
- FAA: PHL
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: City of Philadelphia
- Serves: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 36 ft / 11 m
- Coordinates: 39.8719, -75.2411
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 12,000 ft / 3,658 m
- Instrument procedures: 25 approaches, 1 departure, 6 arrivals
- Passengers: 29,653,806 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.phl.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q512128
- Weather station: KPHL · WMO 72408
- Ident: KPHL

## Timeline

- 1940: Philadelphia International Airport opens.
- 7 Feb 2006: UPS Airlines Flight 1307. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09R/27L | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 075° / 255° | yes |
| 09L/27R | 9,500 ft / 2,896 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 075° / 255° | yes |
| 17/35 | 6,500 ft / 1,981 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |
| 08/26 | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 075° / 256° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00320AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 30,740,180 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 30,508,133 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 29,385,753 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 28,740,935 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 30,708,333 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 32,166,232 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 11,759,981 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 19,692,762 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 24,967,600 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 27,446,900 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 30,333,215 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 29,653,806 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

90 destinations in 31 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (52)

- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 134 mi / 216 km · United Express
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 195 mi / 314 km · American Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 267 mi / 430 km · American Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 280 mi / 450 km · Delta Connection, American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 337 mi / 542 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 448 mi / 721 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 452 mi / 728 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 551 mi / 886 km · American Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 666 mi / 1,072 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 674 mi / 1,084 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 676 mi / 1,088 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 743 mi / 1,195 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 812 mi / 1,306 km · American Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 863 mi / 1,389 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 921 mi / 1,483 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 953 mi / 1,534 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 958 mi / 1,542 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 995 mi / 1,601 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 995 mi / 1,601 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,015 mi / 1,634 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [NAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mynn.md) Lynden Pindling International Airport · Bahamas · 1,033 mi / 1,662 km · American Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,667 km · American Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 1,088 mi / 1,751 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 1,124 mi / 1,809 km · American Airlines
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 1,263 mi / 2,032 km · American Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,301 mi / 2,093 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,323 mi / 2,129 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, American Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,428 mi / 2,298 km · American Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,471 mi / 2,367 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 1,485 mi / 2,390 km · American Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,528 mi / 2,459 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,553 mi / 2,500 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,580 mi / 2,543 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 1,673 mi / 2,693 km · American Airlines
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 1,918 mi / 3,086 km · American Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,922 mi / 3,093 km · American Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,070 mi / 3,332 km · American Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,171 mi / 3,494 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,365 mi / 3,806 km · American Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,372 mi / 3,818 km · American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,396 mi / 3,856 km · American Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,515 mi / 4,048 km · American Airlines
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 3,264 mi / 5,253 km · American Airlines, Aer Lingus
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 3,449 mi / 5,551 km · American Airlines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,536 mi / 5,690 km · American Airlines, British Airways
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 3,672 mi / 5,909 km · American Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,719 mi / 5,985 km · American Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,726 mi / 5,997 km · American Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 3,915 mi / 6,300 km · American Airlines
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 4,014 mi / 6,460 km · American Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 4,360 mi / 7,017 km · American Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 6,785 mi / 10,919 km · Qatar Airways

### Seasonal (39)

- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 237 mi / 382 km · American Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 267 mi / 430 km · Frontier Airlines
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 336 mi / 540 km · American Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 347 mi / 558 km · Air Canada
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 362 mi / 583 km · American Airlines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 364 mi / 586 km · American Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 394 mi / 634 km · Air Canada
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 405 mi / 652 km · American Airlines
- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · United States · 472 mi / 760 km · American Airlines
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 474 mi / 763 km · American Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 506 mi / 814 km · American Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 587 mi / 944 km · American Airlines
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 630 mi / 1,014 km · American Airlines
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 688 mi / 1,108 km · American Airlines
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 691 mi / 1,112 km · American Airlines
- [BDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/txkf.md) L.F. Wade International Airport · Bermuda · 784 mi / 1,262 km · American Airlines
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 935 mi / 1,504 km · American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 978 mi / 1,574 km · American Airlines
- [STI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdst.md) Cibao International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,441 mi / 2,319 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [GCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mwcr.md) Owen Roberts International Airport · Cayman Islands · 1,468 mi / 2,362 km · American Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,494 mi / 2,404 km · American Airlines
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,519 mi / 2,444 km · American Airlines
- [STT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tist.md) Cyril E. King Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 1,609 mi / 2,589 km · American Airlines
- [UVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpl.md) Hewanorra International Airport · St. Lucia · 2,003 mi / 3,224 km · American Airlines
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 2,085 mi / 3,355 km · American Airlines
- [LIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb.md) Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport · Costa Rica · 2,119 mi / 3,411 km · American Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 2,400 mi / 3,863 km · American Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,674 mi / 4,303 km · American Airlines
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 3,339 mi / 5,374 km · American Airlines
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 3,406 mi / 5,481 km · American Airlines
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 3,937 mi / 6,336 km · American Airlines
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 4,074 mi / 6,557 km · American Airlines
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 4,078 mi / 6,563 km · American Airlines
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 4,163 mi / 6,700 km · American Airlines
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 4,237 mi / 6,819 km · American Airlines
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 4,322 mi / 6,955 km · American Airlines
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 4,453 mi / 7,166 km · American Airlines
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 4,483 mi / 7,215 km · American Airlines
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 5,023 mi / 8,083 km · American Airlines

### Cargo (1)

- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 237 mi / 382 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PHL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 85

### Passenger (8)

- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 24
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2 · seasonal
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Piedmont Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/piedmont-airlines-pdt), [US Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/us-airways), [USA3000 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/usa3000-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 29.7M (2025) | #78 of 3,974 | #24 in North America | #21 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | =336 of 29,858 | =85 in North America | =75 in US |
| Elevation | 36 ft / 11 m | =40,120 of 43,403 | =18,140 in North America | =14,937 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.800 |
| ARR | PRM | 120.425 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.400 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.850 |
| DEP | DEP | 119.750 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [PNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpne.md) Northeast Philadelphia Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [ILG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilg.md) Wilmington Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [WRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwri.md) Mc Guire Air Force Base · 36 mi / 58 km
- [TTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kttn.md) Trenton Mercer Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [MIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmiv.md) Millville Municipal Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [ACY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacy.md) Atlantic City International Airport · 46 mi / 73 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #73

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Philadelphia International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_International_Airport&oldid=1376499791), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl/data