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Philadelphia International Airport
- Terminals
- 7
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL/KPHL) is american Airlines' primary transatlantic hub on the U.S. East Coast. It has 7 terminals and sits 36 ft above sea level in Philadelphia, United States.
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About Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia International Airport — IATA PHL, ICAO KPHL — is the principal airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in United States, and is one of the the United States hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 39.87° latitude and -75.24° longitude, 36 feet above mean sea level, and observes America/New_York local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 7 passenger terminals.
Day-to-day operations at Philadelphia International Airport are anchored by American Airlines, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Philadelphia, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make PHL a recognisable waypoint on the the United States network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Philadelphia include Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Orlando (MCO), New York (LGA), Charlotte (CLT), Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), Denver (DEN), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and London (LHR). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting PHL to its principal the United States and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | PHL / KPHL |
|---|---|
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 39.87°, -75.24° |
| Elevation | 36 ft |
| Terminals | 7 |
| Timezone | America/New_York |
| Hub airlines | American Airlines |
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Route guides from PHL
Directional route profiles departing Philadelphia International Airport, with nonstop carriers, aircraft, typical flight time and where to search fares.
- PHL → ORD to Chicago
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Philadelphia International Airport?
- Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, United States, uses IATA code PHL and ICAO code KPHL.
- Which airlines are based at Philadelphia (PHL)?
- American Airlines (AA) operates a hub or focus city at Philadelphia International Airport.
- Where is Philadelphia International Airport located?
- Philadelphia International Airport sits at 39.87°, -75.24° and 36 feet above sea level, in the America/New_York timezone.
- How many terminals does Philadelphia International Airport have?
- Philadelphia International Airport has 7 passenger terminals.
- What city and country does PHL serve?
- PHL (Philadelphia International Airport) serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in United States.
- Is Philadelphia International Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. American Airlines operates a hub or focus city at PHL, giving Philadelphia a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 7 terminals.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Philadelphia?
- Major nonstop markets from Philadelphia International Airport include Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Orlando (MCO), New York (LGA), Charlotte (CLT), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.