Philadelphia International
PHL · KPHL · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia County · map
Philadelphia International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Philadelphia, 5 miles southwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 36 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 09R/27L, is 12,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPHL · observed 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 35°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:31 pm EDT (20:31 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPHL 061954Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01830017
TAF KPHL 062031Z 0621/0724 31008KT P6SM SKC FM062200 30007KT P6SM SKC FM070100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM071400 22007KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PHL · ICAO KPHL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Philadelphia
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1940
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 12,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09L/27R | 9,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 6,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 5,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 09R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), trees 45 ft high 335 ft from the end
- Runway 27L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,913 ft, 9,912 ft available for landing, boat 189 ft high 4,500 ft from the end
- Runway 09L: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 91 ft high 4,090 ft from the end
- Runway 27R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 8,864 ft available for landing, boat 189 ft high 4,500 ft from the end
- Runway 17: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), tree 50 ft high 1,279 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, boat 189 ft high 2,150 ft from the end
- Runway 26: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 24 ft high 676 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Phl and automated weather (ASOS) Arrival | 133.4 | Philadelphia |
| Digital ATIS Departure | 135.925 | Philadelphia |
| Clearance delivery | 118.55 | |
| Clearance delivery | 118.85 | Philadelphia |
| Clearance delivery | 125.6 | |
| Clearance delivery | 135.3 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Philadelphia |
| Ground (secondary) | 121.65 | Philadelphia |
| Tower Runway 08/26, 09L/27R, 17/35 | 118.5 | Philadelphia |
| Tower Runway 09R/27L | 135.1 | Philadelphia |
| Class B airspace · Approach and departure Southwest 6000 feet and below | 118.35 | Philadelphia |
| Approach and departure Surface to 7000 feet; East | 123.775 | |
| 5500 & Blo · Approach · Class B airspace North; 001-089, 5000 feet and below | 123.8 | Philadelphia |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace · Departure Northeast 7000-10000 feet; Northwest 8000-10000 feet | 124.35 | Philadelphia |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Approach and departure 270-360, 5000 feet and below; 5500 feet and below | 126.85 | Philadelphia |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Approach and departure 090-269, 5000 feet and below; SE-SW 5000 feet and below | 127.35 | Philadelphia |
| WILKES-BARRE and star · Approach and departure · Approach arriving from headings 270 to 330 | 127.6 | Caldwell |
| Approach · Bunts and star · Class B airspace 270-089, above 5000 feet; North 5:00 pm to 3:00 pm | 128.4 | Philadelphia |
| Approach · Brand and star · Phlbo and star arriving from headings 090 to 240 | 128.55 | Newark |
| Approach arriving from headings 331 to 089 | 132.7 | Newark |
| Approach and departure · Jaike and star · Approach arriving from headings 241 to 269 | 132.8 | Caldwell |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Jiims and star 090-269, 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm feet; 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm feet | 133.875 | Philadelphia |
| Departure | 119.2 | Caldwell |
| Class B airspace · Departure · Philadelphia and dp Southeast runway 09 active 10000 feet and below; Southeast runway 27 active 8500-10000 feet | 119.75 | Philadelphia |
| Departure | 126.7 | Teterboro |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Philadelphia |
| Phl and vot | 109.8 | |
| Shaff and star | 120.15 | Newark |
| Prm Runway 27L | 120.425 | Philadelphia |
| Prm Runway 26 | 123.6 | Philadelphia |
| Final approach and approach | 125.4 | Philadelphia |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 267-404-1002.
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Aircraft registered in Philadelphia from the FAA register
152 aircraft are registered to owners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 71 piston singles, 42 helicopters, 13 piston twins, 10 business jets, 6 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 30 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Engineered material arresting system (emas) with 389 feet setback 211 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 08.
- Lnd runway 26 takeoff runway 08.
- Runway 27R lda 9500 feet available O/R to air traffic control.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess R of centerline.
- Runways 27L, 27R and 35 ship chnl (delaware river) maximum height of ships 189 feet. Runway 26 ship chnl (schuylkill) maximum height of ships 149 feet.
- Airport is located in a noise sensitive area. Airport noise abatement takeoff procedures are to be used.
- Tcas equipped ACFT-TCAS alert may be caused by transponder equipped ships located phl naval base 3 NM east.
- Unlighted stack 288 feet above sea level (271 feet above ground level) 2.3 NM southwest of airport.
- Runway 09R rollout rvr used for runway 09L midpoint rvr.
- All engine runups rqr prior permission required from duty operations officer at 937-6914/6800; runups 20 minimum maximum.
- All aircraft traveling on taxiway J must use mnm pwr when turning south due to jetblast concerns.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.