PHL Fast Facts as of 2023

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

Land Area:

2,598 acres

Terminals:

PHL has 3,254,354 square feet of terminal space encompassing seven (7) terminal buildings with 126 total boarding gates.

Cargo:

PHL has 449,761 square feet of cargo space.

PHL’s cargo buildings include six (6) active cargo facilities and an American Airlines maintenance hangar.

Runways:

9R/27L: 12,000’
9L/27R: 9,500’
17/35: 6,501’
8/26: 5,000’
 

Personnel (as of May 2023):

Division of Aviation: 625

Total Airport badged employees: approximately 16,288

Hotel:

Philadelphia Airport Marriott Hotel: 419 rooms

Parking:

Garage: 11,133 spaces

Short-Term: 793 spaces

Economy: 3,600 spaces

Total: 15,526 parking spaces

Cell Phone Waiting Lot: 151 spaces

Employee Parking: 3,700 spaces

Economic Impact:

PHL generates $16.8* billion in spending annually and supports more than 106,000 full-time jobs for the 11-county Philadelphia MSA while serving 33.02* million passengers. 

*As of 2020

 

 

 

 

PHL’s Top Airlines (January - February, 2023)

AIRLINE

TOTAL PASSENGERS

American Airlines

2,298,556

Frontier Airlines

421,216

Spirit Airlines

303,835

Delta Airlines

226,540

United Airlines

144,985

 

 

CARRIER

TOTAL FREIGHT (SHORT TONS)

UPS

28,403

FedEx

6,804

American Airlines

2,062

Qatar Airways

486

Itinerants

264

 

PHL’s Top Airlines (January - December, 2022)

AIRLINE

TOTAL PASSENGERS

American Airlines

16,093,501

Frontier Airlines

2,783,263

Spirit Airlines

1,665,724

Delta Airlines

1,514,612

Southwest Airlines

1,137,392

 

 

CARRIER

TOTAL FREIGHT (SHORT TONS)

UPS

201,353

FedEx

47,775

American Airlines

11,809

Lufthansa

2,483

Amerijet

2,466

 

PHL Carriers and Destinations (as of May 2023):

Carriers:

Mainline: 9
Commuter: 6
Foreign: 5
Cargo: 4
Total: 24

Nonstop Destinations:

 

Domestic: 94
International: 27
Total: 121

Average Daily Departures:

Domestic: 290
International: 33
Total: 323

New Air Service:

 

American Airlines: CHO (Apr 2023), ECP (May 2023), PDX (Jun 2023)

Spirit Airlines: CHS (Apr 2023), MBJ (Jan 2023), PUJ (Jan 2023)

Upcoming Air Service:

 

Spirit Airlines: TPA (Nov 2023)

 

PHL Rankings for 2021 (among U.S. airports):

Passengers:

21

Cargo (freight + mail):

15

Total Movements (takeoffs + landings)

28

 

PHL Figures for 2023 (January thru June):

For current details, visit the PHL Activity Reports page

Total Plane Movements (takeoffs + landings):

141,774

Passengers:

Domestic: 11,466,101
International:  1,726,672
Total:  13,192,773 (approx. 72,888 daily)

Cargo (freight + mail):

Domestic: 193,578 tons
International: 72,870 tons
Total:  266,448 tons

Cargo (freight only):

Domestic: 171,476 tons
International: 72,506 tons
Total: 243,982 tons

 

Capital Projects

Capital Improvement Program:

PHL has undergone more than $2 billion in capital improvements since 2000.

Major Construction Projects (Airfield):

Taxiway K Reconstruction:  $82.4 million (Phase 1 substantially complete, phase 2 in construction expected completion late 2023).

Taxiway J Reconstruction: $31 million (In construction, expected completion is early 2025).

Taxiway Y & U Reconstruction: $16 million (In construction, expected completion is late 2023).

Major Construction Projects (Terminal and Other Areas):

Restroom Renovation Program (Phases 5-9) $130 million (completion 2028).

Video Surveillance System Upgrade Phase 2 $20 million (completion expected Summer 2024).

SEPTA Platform Upgrades $15.5 million (completion expected summer 2024).

Ramp Lighting Upgrades $13 million (completion expected late 2024).

PCAir Unit Upgrades $8 million (phase 1 expected completion spring 2023, phase 2 early 2024).

Airport Operations Center $4 million (completion expected spring 2023).

Biometrics $4 million (completion expected summer 2023).

QMS Phase 2 $2.3 million (phase 1 complete, phase 2 expected completion February 2023, phase 3 upcoming design).

 

Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)

Land Area:

1,118 acres

Hangars:

PNE has 85 T-hangars, nine (9) corporate hangers, and six (6) open hangars for general aviation activities.

Based Aircraft:

Approximately 160

Runways:

 

6/24: 7,000’
15/33: 5,000’

Total Plane Movements (takeoffs + landings):

15,924 (January - February, 2023)

 

Last Updated: May 25, 2023

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