PHL Fast Facts as of 2022

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 June 2022):

Division of Aviation: 611

Total Airport badged employees: approximately 17,101

Hotel:

Philadelphia Airport Marriott Hotel: 419 rooms

Parking:

Garage: 10,984 spaces

Short-Term: 839 spaces

Economy: 1,850 spaces

Total: 13,673 parking spaces

Cell Phone Waiting Lot: 150 spaces

Employee Parking: 4,250 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 - December, 2021)

AIRLINE

TOTAL PASSENGERS

American Airlines

12,745,477

Frontier Airlines

1,902,763

Delta Airlines

1,248,181

Spirit Airlines

1,219,624

Southwest Airlines

1,087,873

 

 

CARRIER

TOTAL FREIGHT (SHORT TONS)

UPS

208,663

FedEx

48,569

American Airlines

10,032

Itinerants

3,207

21 Air LLC

2,441

 

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

AIRLINE

TOTAL PASSENGERS

American Airlines

7,222,338

Frontier Airlines

1,269,698

Spirit Airlines

720,962

Delta Airlines

693,533

Southwest Airlines

537,132

 

 

CARRIER

TOTAL FREIGHT (SHORT TONS)

UPS

98,823

FedEx

23,554

American Airlines

6,263

Amerijet

1,320

21Air LLC

1,287

 

PHL Carriers and Destinations (as of July 2022):

Carriers:

Mainline: 9
Commuter: 10
Foreign: 4
Cargo: 3
Total: 26
Nonstop Destinations:

 

Domestic: 96
International: 30
Total: 126

Average Daily Departures:

Domestic: 305
International: 44
Total: 349
New Air Service:

 

Spirit Airlines: BQN (Apr. 2022)

Spirit Airlines: OAK, IAH, BNA, PUJ, MBJ (May 2022)

United: EWR (2022)
Upcoming Air Service:

 

Contour: PBG, OGS (Jul. 2022)

 

Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)

Land Area:

1,050 acres

Hangars:

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

Based Aircraft:

Approximately 138
Runways:

 

 6/24: 7,000’
15/33: 5,000’

Total Plane Movements (takeoffs + landings):

44,290 (January - June, 2022)

PHL Rankings for 2020 (among U.S. airports):

Passengers:

21

Cargo (freight + mail):

15

Total Movements (takeoffs + landings)

25

 

PHL Figures for 2022 (January - June):

For current details, visit the PHL Activity Reports page

Total Plane Movements (takeoffs + landings):

138,856

Passengers:

Domestic:  10,059,750
International:  1,287,095
Total:  11,346,845 (approx. 62,345 daily)
Cargo (freight + mail):

Domestic: 231,835 tons
International: 76,841 tons
Total:  308,676 tons

Cargo (freight only):

Domestic: 200,946 tons
International: 76,582 tons
Total: 277,528 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 in construction, phase 2 construction start spring 2022).

Remain Overnight Parking (RON) Apron: $40 million (summer 2022 completion expected).

Philadelphia Northeast Airport Runway 6-24 Reconstruction: $37 million (all phases are substantially complete).

Maintenance Facility & Salt Dome: $20 million (Salt dome complete, Pavement & Grounds Building in construction).

DE Apron Reconstruction: $7 million (substantially complete).
Major Construction Projects (Terminal):

Restroom Renovation Program: Phase 3 substantially complete, Phase 4 in construction, Phases 5-9 in design.

Video Surveillance System Upgrades: phase 1 in construction, phase 2 in bid phase.

Mechanical Upgrades: Three projects in construction totaling $20 million. Upcoming HVAC roof top unit replacement bid spring 2022.

Roof Replacement: $13.3 million consisting of two projects substantially complete (Core AB-CD & E Terminal & Concourse). Next phase of roofing or BC Roof in design.

Curtain & Vestibule Upgrades: $13 million (A West complete, B/C and D/E in construction).

DE Recapitalization: $6.3 million, in construction.

Concession Development: On-going $5 million improvements.

 

 

Last Updated: July 16, 2022