Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia International Airport
IATA: PHL ICAO: KPHL FAA LID: PHL WMO: 72408
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Philadelphia
Operator	Philadelphia Department of Commerce, Division of Aviation
Serves	Delaware Valley
Location	Philadelphia / Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Hub for	American Airlines UPS Airlines
Focus city for	Frontier Airlines
Elevation AMSL	36 ft / 11 m
Coordinates	39°52′19″N 075°14′28″W / 39.87194°N 75.24111°W / 39.87194; -75.24111Coordinates: 39°52′19″N 075°14′28″W / 39.87194°N 75.24111°W / 39.87194; -75.24111
Website	www.phl.org
Maps
FAA airport diagram
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 5,000 1,524 Asphalt 9L/27R 9,500 2,896 Asphalt 9R/27L 10,506 3,202 Asphalt 17/35 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 411,368 Total passengers 31,444,403 Cargo (metric tons) 403,783.9 Main Airlines American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
Source: Airports Council International PHL Airport

Aircraft operations	411,368
Total passengers	31,444,403
Cargo (metric tons)	403,783.9
Main Airlines	American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

Philadelphia International Airport (IATA: PHL, ICAO: KPHL, FAA LID: PHL), often referred to just by its IATA code PHL, is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in the state. The airport is a major international hub for American Airlines and a regional cargo hub for UPS Airlines. Philadelphia International Airport is also a focus city for ultra low cost airline Frontier Airlines. The airport has service to destinations in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Most of the airport property is located in Philadelphia proper. The international terminal and the western end of the airfield are located in Tinicum Township, Delaware County.

Starting in 1925 the Pennsylvania National Guard used the PHL site (known as Hog Island) as a training airfield. The site was dedicated as the "Philadelphia Municipal Airport" by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, but it had no proper terminal building until 1940; airlines used the airfield (at 39°55′48″N 75°04′41″W / 39.930°N 75.078°W / 39.930; -75.078) in nearby Camden, New Jersey. Once Philadelphia's terminal was completed (on the east side of the field) American, Eastern, TWA and United began flights.