Northeast Philadelphia Airport
PNE · KPNE · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia County · map
Northeast Philadelphia Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Philadelphia, 10 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 120 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 7,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPNE · observed 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 62°F (17°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet 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 KPNE 062054Z 27009KT 10SM CLR 17/02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01670022 56017
TAF KPNE 061720Z 0618/0718 31010G17KT P6SM FEW250 FM062200 29008KT P6SM FEW250 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 PNE · ICAO KPNE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Philadelphia
- Elevation
- 120 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1938
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 4,999 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 498 ft, 6,502 ft available for landing, trees 59 ft high 1,524 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,102 ft available for landing, trees 68 ft high 2,273 ft from the end
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 41 ft high 1,023 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 44 ft high 1,472 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.9 | Northeast Philadelphia |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 121.15 | Northeast Philadelphia |
| Clearance delivery | 127.25 | Northeast Philadelphia |
| Ground | 121.7 | Northeast Philadelphia |
| Approach and departure | 123.8 | Northeast Philadelphia |
| North Philadelphia Rco | 122.2 | North Philadelphia |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 215-897-9068.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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 · 24 since 1982, 4 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
- Turbojet aircraft are confined to full length runway 6/24 unless strong winds dictate otherwise.
- When the control tower closed high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 preset med intst, to incrs intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 24 - the common traffic frequency
- Runway 15 is noise sensitive. Runway 15 arrivals are requested to fly at or above glide path.
- Airport closed to part 121 air carrier and part 135 scheduled service.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Pattern altitude aircraft less than 12500 pounds 1120 above sea level; aircraft 12500 pounds or more and all turbojet and turbine pwrd aircraft 1620 above sea level; rotary wing aircraft 920 above sea level.
- Be alert for airport vehicles when tower closed.
- Be alert: 3 large brightly lit jumbotron signs approximately 3 miles northeast of aer 24. These signs may cause visual illusions during an approach or missed approach. Pilots be at advised.
- Taxiway L3 safety area non standard.
- Taxiway J1 non movement area.
- Compass rose not for pub use.
- Taxiway J between taxiway G and helicopter apn is non mov area.
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.