PHL · Philadelphia, United States
Philadelphia International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 39.8719° N, 75.2411° W
Philadelphia International Airport
Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PHL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3771; ident KPHL; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
phl.org
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Philadelphia International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PHL / KPHL
OurAirports ident
KPHL
GPS / local code
KPHL / PHL
ISO region
US-PA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
phl.org
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q512128
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
11 km
Approximate distance to central Philadelphia.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
30.8 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
12,000 ft / 3,658 m
Runway surface
asphalt (4)
Opened / operator
1940
Owner / entity
Philadelphia
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Philadelphia International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Philadelphia, United States. Philadelphia's built-up core sits roughly 11 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL / KPHL) is at 39.8719° N, 75.2411° W, elevation 36 ft (11 m), serving Philadelphia, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Philadelphia is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Philadelphia: 11 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PHL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL / KPHL)
Philadelphia International Airport · Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Source identifiers
KPHL · KPHL · PHL · US-PA
phl.org · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Philadelphia International Airport is the primary international airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PHL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located 7 miles (11 km) from the city's downtown area and has 22 airlines that offer nearly 500 daily departures to more than 130 destinations worldwide.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Elmwood
elmwood · 5.2 km from PHL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 16,988 · city coordinates 39.9179, -75.2280
2. Kingsessing
kingsessing · 7.3 km from PHL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 19,668 · city coordinates 39.9368, -75.2296
3. Lower Moyamensing
lower-moyamensing · 8.4 km from PHL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 16,481 · city coordinates 39.9196, -75.1647
4. Cobbs Creek
cobbs-creek · 8.4 km from PHL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 33,373 · city coordinates 39.9476, -75.2402
5. Point Breeze
point-breeze · 8.7 km from PHL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 16,977 · city coordinates 39.9335, -75.1780
6. Whitman
whitman · 8.8 km from PHL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 49,732 · city coordinates 39.9168, -75.1555
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark
128 km from PHL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 18 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 40.6894, -74.1705
2. BWI KBWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore
145 km from PHL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 146 ft (45 m) · airport coordinates 39.1754, -76.6683
3. JFK KJFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport · New York
151 km from PHL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 40.6394, -73.7793
4. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York
154 km from PHL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 40.7772, -73.8726
5. DCA KDCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington
192 km from PHL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 15 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 38.8521, -77.0377
Route-time reference set
1. PHL-EWR
Newark · 128 km · 1h 0m
America/New_York · +0h from PHL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PHL-BWI
Baltimore · 145 km · 1h 1m
America/New_York · +0h from PHL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PHL-JFK
New York · 151 km · 1h 1m
America/New_York · +0h from PHL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PHL-LGA
New York · 154 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from PHL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. PHL-DCA
Washington · 192 km · 1h 5m
America/New_York · +0h from PHL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 12,000 ft / 3,658 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (4)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PHL.
Runway identifiers
08/26 · 09L/27R · 09R/27L · 17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark · 128 km from PHL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 18 ft (5 m) · 40.6894, -74.1705
2. BWI KBWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore · 145 km from PHL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 146 ft (45 m) · 39.1754, -76.6683
3. JFK KJFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport · New York · 151 km from PHL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 13 ft (4 m) · 40.6394, -73.7793
4. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York · 154 km from PHL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 21 ft (6 m) · 40.7772, -73.8726
5. DCA KDCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington · 192 km from PHL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 15 ft (5 m) · 38.8521, -77.0377
6. IAD KIAD
Washington Dulles International Airport · Dulles · 216 km from PHL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 312 ft (95 m) · 38.9445, -77.4558
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It served 30.8 million passengers annually in 2024, making it the busiest airport in Pennsylvania and the 21st-busiest airport in the United States.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PHL.
Country and authority
PHL sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). PHL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Philadelphia International Airport is the primary international airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Location cue: The airport is located 7 miles (11 km) from the city's downtown area and has 22 airlines that offer nearly 500 daily departures to more than 130 destinations worldwide.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q512128 · Philadelphia International Airport. Owner / owning body: Philadelphia. Administrative area: Philadelphia · Tinicum Township. Named after: Philadelphia
Field and clock profile
Philadelphia International Airport is a near sea-level field at 36 ft (11 m), positioned at 39.8719° N, 75.2411° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 12,000 ft / 3,658 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Elmwood is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.2 km. EWR Newark is the closest retained airport alternative at 128 km.
Country airport peers
PHL is compared with EWR Newark at 128 km, BWI Baltimore at 145 km, JFK New York at 151 km, LGA New York at 154 km, DCA Washington at 192 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PHL-EWR Newark: 128 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. PHL-BWI Baltimore: 145 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. PHL-JFK New York: 151 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. PHL-LGA New York: 154 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KPHL backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. phl.org is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
30.8 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 12,000 ft / 3,658 m
Runway identifiers
08/26, 09L/27R, 09R/27L, 17/35
OurAirports classifies PHL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Philadelphia.
PHL (KPHL) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 30.8 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 36 ft (11 m).
PHL sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PHL's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 12,000 ft / 3,658 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (4).
Civil aviation oversight for PHL runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- It served 30.8 million passengers annually in 2024, making it the busiest airport in Pennsylvania and the 21st-busiest airport in the United States.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at phl.org, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PHL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PHL uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Philadelphia International Airport is about 11 km from central Philadelphia; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
EWR Newark is the closest retained alternate at 128 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
phl.org is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PHL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PHL ranks #63 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PHL shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PHL is 36 ft (11 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MJI 36 ft (11 m) (0 ft delta) · RIX 36 ft (11 m) (0 ft delta) · AVV 35 ft (11 m) (1 ft delta) · COV 35 ft (11 m) (1 ft delta) · DIA 35 ft (11 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PHL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are EWR 128 km +0h · BWI 145 km +0h · JFK 151 km +0h · LGA 154 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | EWR | 128 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Baltimore | BWI | 145 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| New York | JFK | 151 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| New York | LGA | 154 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Washington | DCA | 192 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PHL to EWR
Newark
Distance 128 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PHL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PHL to BWI
Baltimore
Distance 145 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PHL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PHL to JFK
New York
Distance 151 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PHL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Philadelphia is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Philadelphia is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Philadelphia International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PHL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Elmwood
elmwood · 5.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kingsessing
kingsessing · 7.3 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lower Moyamensing
lower-moyamensing · 8.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cobbs Creek
cobbs-creek · 8.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Point Breeze
point-breeze · 8.7 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Whitman
whitman · 8.8 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Springfield
springfield-4561407 · 9.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wharton
wharton · 9.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Drexel Hill
drexel-hill · 9.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
University City
university-city-4561871 · 9.6 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pennsport
pennsport · 9.9 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chester
chester · 10 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Philadelphia International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI), New York (JFK). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 30.8 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 12,000 ft / 3,658 m; identifiers 08/26, 09L/27R, 09R/27L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (4); 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1940.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PHL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Newark Liberty International AirportEWR
Newark · large airport
- Distance
- 128 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 18 ft (5 m)
Compare against EWR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBWI
Baltimore · large airport
- Distance
- 145 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 146 ft (45 m)
Compare against BWI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK
New York · large airport
- Distance
- 151 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against JFK when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
LaGuardia AirportLGA
New York · large airport
- Distance
- 154 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against LGA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportDCA
Washington · large airport
- Distance
- 192 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 15 ft (5 m)
Compare against DCA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in?▾
Philadelphia International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Philadelphia International Airport?▾
Philadelphia International Airport uses IATA code PHL and ICAO code KPHL.
Where is Philadelphia International Airport located?▾
Philadelphia International Airport is located in Philadelphia, United States at coordinates 39.8719° N, 75.2411° W, with an elevation of 36 ft (11 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Philadelphia International Airport from central Philadelphia?▾
Philadelphia International Airport sits roughly 11 km from the nearest mapped city center for Philadelphia.
Which route reference is most useful from PHL?▾
Newark (EWR) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 0m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from PHL.
Which authority regulates PHL?▾
Philadelphia International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to PHL?▾
PHL's curated peers in United States on this site include EWR Newark, BWI Baltimore, JFK New York, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Philadelphia International Airport have?▾
Philadelphia International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,000 ft / 3,658 m; identifiers include 08/26, 09L/27R, 09R/27L.