Airport
Philadelphia International Airport
PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- IATA Code
- PHL
- ICAO Code
- KPHL
- City
- Philadelphia
- Country
- United States
- Website
- www.phl.org
Philadelphia International Airport is a major airport serving Philadelphia, PA. Its IATA code is PHL and its ICAO code is KPHL.
The airfield sits 36 feet above sea level.
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PHL by the numbers
IATA PHL · ICAO KPHL · 36 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #281 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 75.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 85 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 101,709
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
- Air traffic control & airport 22%
- Extreme weather 6%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from PHL
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (ATL) | 5,793 | 78% |
| Orlando (MCO) | 5,338 | 72% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 5,075 | 73% |
| Boston (BOS) | 5,035 | 75% |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | 3,588 | 73% |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 3,535 | 80% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 3,479 | 78% |
| Miami (MIA) | 3,286 | 77% |
| Denver (DEN) | 3,060 | 73% |
| Detroit (DTW) | 3,000 | 79% |
Airlines departing PHL
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 46,621 | 76% |
| OH | 18,372 | 74% |
| Frontier Airlines | 9,389 | 70% |
| Republic Airways | 6,782 | 84% |
| Delta Air Lines | 6,525 | 82% |
| Southwest Airlines | 5,129 | 67% |
| United Airlines | 4,503 | 82% |
| JetBlue Airways | 1,781 | 74% |
| NK | 1,658 | 75% |
| Alaska Airlines | 768 | 76% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 12,000 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 09L/27R | 9,500 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 17/35 | 6,500 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 08/26 | 5,001 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 133.400 MHz
- Tower 118.500 MHz
- Ground 121.900 MHz
- Clearance delivery 118.850 MHz
- Departure 119.750 MHz
- Approach 123.800 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: PHL, KPHL, Philadelphia airport, Philadelphia International Airport
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