Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia International Airport is the primary international airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
It served 12.4 million passengers annually in 2022, making it the busiest airport in Pennsylvania and the 21st-busiest airport in the United States.
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.
Address: 8500 Essington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153
Phone: (215) 937-6937
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25 Philly Airport Gates Upgrading With Facial Scanners
Twenty-five gates at Philadelphia International Airport will soon have facial scanners installed, a new security feature for international passengers, writes Brian Saunders for Philly Voice.…
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PHL 5th Best in the World for On-Time Flights, Data Shows
Philadelphia International Airport ranked 5th in the world for having on-time flights in 2022, according to a new review by Cirium, an aviation data and…
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Airport CEO Atif Saeed Confident in New Projects to Revive PHL
New capital projects at Philadelphia’s two airports and changes in procedure will take them beyond the pandemic and bring new growth, said Atif Saeed, the…
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Stressful Airports? Philly Made the List, Study Finds
Flying is stressful even for experienced passengers, and airports apparently contribute to that stress, even in Philadelphia, writes Claudia Dimuro for Penn Live. According to…
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Thanksgiving Travel Rush Is Here, but Different
We’re rushing around doing our Thanksgiving travel like we used to in pre-pandemic days, but that doesn’t mean we’re going back to how things used…
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Wall Street Journal: San Francisco has the Best Airport, Philly Came in 13th
San Francisco International Airport may be one of the most pleasant airports in the country. At least that’s how The Wall Street Journal sees it…
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Get Ready for Thanksgiving Week Travel Crowds, They’re Going to be Big
If you’re thinking of flying in or out of Philadelphia sometime during Thanksgiving week, expect to share your air travel experience with about 867,000 other…
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Desirable Eddystone Industrial Site Sells for $239.4M
Investment demand for warehouses in the Philadelphia region remains high as demonstrated by a recent $239.4 million purchase of the Delco Logistics Center and its…
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American Airlines Worst for Mishandled Luggage, Report Shows
In these days of pilot shortages and canceled or delayed flights, it’s not surprising that issues with mishandled luggage can also emerge. American Airlines, the…
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Atif Saeed Named New CEO for Philadelphia International Airport
The city has named Atif Saeed as the next CEO of the Division of Aviation, a position overseeing Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport,…
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Study Will Look at Safety and Development Potential for Route 291 Corridor
A study is underway to look at how to make Route 291 in Delaware County safer and more user-friendly for the communities it passes through.…
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Survey Puts Philadelphia Airport at Bottom of National List
A survey of 26,259 passengers who have flown in the past year ranked Philadelphia International Airport as the worst large airport in the country, writes…
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Expanding Cargo at Philly Airport Will be Good for Delco, CEO Says
The Philadelphia International Airport generates in excess of $3 billion in economic benefits to Delaware County. That’s according to airport interim CEO Keith Brune, writes…
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Remembering Pat Gillespie, Delco State Rep, and Union Manager
Patrick Gillespie Sr. of Havertown, a former Pennsylvania state representative and retired business manager for the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, died Aug. 29.…
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American Airlines Adds 2nd Bus Route Between PHL, Lancaster
Passengers can now travel between Lancaster and Philadelphia airports on a new American Airlines bus route, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The buses…
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Roam Fitness Coming to PHL for Passengers Facing Flight Delays
Long flight delays this summer mean more passengers are using the downtime to get fit at the airport, writes Jen Murphy for The Wall Street…
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Philadelphia Airport had Above Average Amount of Flight Cancellations
Philadelphia International Airport came in seventh on a list of 10 U.S. airports with the highest number of flight cancellations, with 3.8% of flights cancelled,…
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They Met at Philadelphia Airport. Now He’s Running for President of Kenya
She was a flight attendant when she met her future husband, George Wajackoyah, in 2010 at a departure gate at Philadelphia International Airport. Meller Cheatham,…
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