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{{Short description|Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States}}

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'''Philadelphia International Airport''' {{airport codes|PHL|KPHL|PHL}} 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 [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|21st-busiest airport in the United States]]. The airport is located {{convert|7|mi|km}} from the [[Center City, Philadelphia|city's downtown area]] and has 22 airlines that offer nearly 500 daily departures to more than 130 destinations worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phl.org/about/about-us|title=About Us|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724162955/https://www.phl.org/about/about-us|archive-date=July 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

The airport is the fifth-largest hub for [[American Airlines]] and serves as American Airlines' primary hub in the [[Northeastern United States]] and its primary European and transatlantic gateway. The airport is a regional cargo hub for [[UPS Airlines]] and a focus city for [[Frontier Airlines]]. The airport has service to cities in the United States, [[Canada]], the [[Caribbean]], [[Europe]], [[Latin America]], and the [[Middle East]]. As of 2019, the airport offers flights to 140 destinations, 102 of which are domestic and 38 of which international.

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In 2011, a nearly 85,000-square-foot mural was completed along the sides of the airport parking garages that face I-95. The design includes images taken from photographs of Philadelphians dancing by local photographer JJ Tiziou. More than 800 people painted the mural over four months.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Public Art Network Year in Review Database|url=https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/networks-and-councils/public-art-network/public-art-year-in-review-database/how-philly-moves|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=americansforthearts.org|date=May 15, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How Philly Moves |url=https://www.phl.org/at-phl/art-exhibitions/node/288|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=www.phl.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Booker|first=Bobbi|title=Airport engages mural art with 'How Philly Moves'|url=https://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyles/airport-engages-mural-art-with-how-philly-moves/article_72c36827-13c7-5e91-88a1-210b228feb85.html|access-date=January 4, 2022|website=The Philadelphia Tribune|date=October 20, 2011 |language=en}}</ref>

On November 14, 2019, after a five-year project, extended Runway 27L was dedicated and opened for operations. The runway was extended 1,500 feet to 12,000 feet with several new taxiways to accommodate the newest fleet of large aircraft that are popular on many long-haul flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://phl.org/drupalbin/media/Runway%2027L%20Extension.pdf|title=Extended Runway, New Taxiways Dedicated at PHL Airport|website=phl.org|accessdate= May 22, 2024}}</ref> Runway 9R/27L, at 12,000 feet is the longest civil runway in all of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airports/United%20States/Pennsylvania|title=List of Airports in Pennsylvania from SkyVector|website=skyvector.com|accessdate= August 30, 2024}}</ref>

In 2023, the airport began a $15 million multi-year project to renovate and expand the airport's restroom facilities, funded by a FAA Airport Terminal Program grant included in the federal [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act]] that was signed into law by President [[Joe Biden]]. The project will construct two new restrooms, five lactation suites, four service animal relief areas, 49 gender neutral restrooms, three adult assisted care restrooms, and upgrade 30 existing restrooms to be compliant with the [[Americans with Disabilities Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://delco.today/2023/09/philadelphia-airport-bathrooms/ |title=Philadelphia Airport Bathrooms Catering to Various Needs for People and Pets |author=Bjorkgren, David |work=DELCO.today |date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> In 2024, the airport received $20.4 million in federal funds allocated from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to perform HVAC and electrical system repairs at several terminals, baggage claims and ticket areas, and pedestrian bridges.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/business/phl-receive-204-million-federal-funding-upgrades-20240216.html |title=PHL gets $20.4 million in federal funds to upgrade infrastructure |author=Perez-Castells |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>

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There are three lounges along the corridor between Terminal A East and A West; an American Airlines [[Admirals Club]], British Airways Galleries Lounge and [[American Express]] Centurion Lounge. The east terminal also contains an Admirals Club. There is also a children's play area located in the east terminal.

International Arrivals (except from locations with [[United States border preclearance|Customs preclearance]]) arrive at gates in both Terminal A east and west and are processed at the Federal Inspection Facility at the Terminal A West 190 ft over the drop-off ramps and SEPTA tracks. The FIS features 56 [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] inspection booths and 8 baggage carousels. After clearing the customs, there is the Arrivals Hall dominated by an atrium, and 250-ft. long display of the ''[[Declaration of Independence]]'', conveying Philadelphia's identity as America's birthplace.<ref>{{cite news|title=about phl history of phl 2000s|url=https://www.phl.org/about/history/history2000|publisher=Philadelphia International Airport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=US Airways International Terminal 1 Philadelphia International Airport|url=https://www.kpf.com/project/us-airways-international-terminal-one|publisher=KPF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=US AIRWAYS INTERNATIONALUS AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL|url=https://mckissack.com/portfolio-item/us-airways-international-terminal/|publisher=McKissack}}</ref> In 2022, the International Arrivals Hall was renamed "Reverend Dr. Leon H. Sullivan International Arrivals Hall" in memory of [[Leon Sullivan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Philadelphia airport names international arrivals hall after Dr. Leon Sullivan|url=https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-airport-dr-leon-sullivan/}publisher=WHYY|date=2022-10-18}}</ref>

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File:PHL AIRPORT (7507146218).jpg|Check-in lobby of Terminal A-West

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When Terminal F opened in 2001, it had {{convert|10000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of space for concessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phl.org/news/080527.html|title=Philadelphia International Airport – Press Release|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205195154/http://phl.org/news/080527.html|archive-date=February 5, 2009}}</ref>

=== Overseas Terminal (Oldold international terminal) ===

The Overseas Terminal housed all the international airlines at Philadelphia. It was opened in 1973 and the building was a converted hangar. It was replaced by Terminal A in 1991.

===Ground transportation===

[[File:Philadelphia International Airport Terminal A SEPTA station April 2018.jpg|alt=|thumb|An outbound [[SEPTA]] [[Airport Line (SEPTA)|Airport Line]] train at the Terminal A station, one of [[Philadelphia International Airport stations|four]] [[SEPTA]] stops at the airport]]

[[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Airport Line (SEPTA)|Airport Line]] serves [[Philadelphia International Airport stations|stations at Terminals A, B, C, D, and E]]. The four stations are Airport Terminal A East/West, Airport Terminal B, Airport Terminals C & D, and Airport Terminals E & F. The stations are next to the baggage claim at each terminal with escalator and elevator access from each terminal's skywalk. The Airport Line connects to [[Center City Philadelphia]], other SEPTA trains, [[Amtrak]] trains, and [[NJ Transit]] trains at [[30th Street Station]]. The Airport Line runs through Center City Philadelphia to [[Glenside station|Glenside, Pennsylvania]]; half of the trains continue to [[Warminster station (SEPTA)|Warminster, Pennsylvania]], on the [[Warminster Line]] while the other half of weekday trains diverge past [[Wayne Junction]] to continue to [[Fox Chase station|Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], on the [[Fox Chase Line]] and the other half of weekend/holiday trains terminate at Glenside. The Airport Line runs 5:00&nbsp;a.m. to midnight daily, with trains every 30 minutes on weekdays and every hour or weekends and holidays. The ride from the airport to Center City Philadelphia takes 25 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to SEPTA - Philadelphia International Airport|publisher=SEPTA|url=http://www.septa.org/welcome/airport.html|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010002132/http://www.septa.org/welcome/airport.html|archive-date=October 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Line schedule|publisher=SEPTA|url=http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/pdf/air.pdf|access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124174147/http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/pdf/air.pdf|archive-date=November 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[SEPTA]] has various bus routes to the airport: [[SEPTA Route 37|Route 37]] (serving [[South Philadelphia]] and [[Chester Transportation Center]]), [[SEPTA Route 108|Route 108]] (serving [[69th Street Transportation Center]] and the UPS air hub), and [[SEPTA Route 115|Route 115]] (serving [[Delaware County Community College]] and [[Darby Transportation Center]]). Local colleges and universities including The [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Villanova University]], [[Swarthmore College]], [[Haverford College]] and [[Saint Joseph's University]] traditionally operate transportation shuttles to the airport for students during heavy travel periods such as spring and Thanksgiving breaks.

===Airline shuttle buses===

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! {{bus icon}} Operator !! Destinations !! Refs

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| [[American Airlines]] (operated by Landline)||[[Lehigh Valley International Airport|Allentown]], [[Atlantic City International Airport|Atlantic City]], [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport|Wilkes-Barre/Scranton]], [[Wilmington Airport (Delaware)|Wilmington (DE)]] (begins October 7, 2024)||<ref>https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/landline.jsp Trip connections with Landline</ref>

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American Airlines offers "[[Airport apron|tarmac]]-to-tarmac" bus service between PHL and several airports within close proximity, which are considered too close for flights to be economically feasible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/transportation-and-transit/travelers-coming-from-surrounding-airports-to-phl-via-bus-wont-have-to-go-through-tsa-twice/3603703/|title=Travelers coming from surrounding airports to PHL via bus won't have to go through TSA twice|date=July 13, 2023}}</ref> This is designed to facilitate connections through PHL, a major [[Airline hub|international hub]] for American Airlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2023/07/new-landline-service-lets-lehigh-valley-travelers-bypass-the-philly-airport-tsa-lines.html|title=New Landline service lets Lehigh Valley travelers bypass the Philly airport TSA lines|date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> Passengers check their bags and clear security at their respective airport, and board a [[Coach (bus)|motorcoach]] which takes them directly to a gate past security at PHL. The service is operated by the Landline Company, and is booked through the regular American Airlines reservation system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/american-airlines-bus-wilmington-ilg-philadelphia-international-airport/|title=American Airlines expands 'Landline' Bus service connecting Wilmington Airport with PHL|website=[[CBS News]] |date=July 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

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F. Green Airport|Providence]], [[Hewanorra International Airport|St. Lucia–Hewanorra]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]],<ref>{{cite web |title=American Resumes Philadelphia – San Antonio Service From June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230821-aajun24phlsat |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight schedules and notifications|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|access-date=January 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[Albany International Airport|Albany]], [[Asheville Regional Airport|Asheville]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Bangor International Airport|Bangor]], [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham (AL)]], [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]], [[Burlington International Airport|Burlington (VT)]], [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[Columbia Metropolitan Airport|Columbia (SC)]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Dayton International Airport|Dayton]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]] (resumes June 5, 2025),<ref>{{cite web |title=American Airlines Resumes 2 Philadelphia Domestic Routes in June 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240911-aajun25phl |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]] (resumes December 19, 2024),<ref name=phl>{{cite web|title=American announces new nonstop flights to Philadelphia out of XNA|url=https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/american-airlines-nonstop-flights-xna-philadelphia/527-181fcbcd-71d8-473e-a1c0-333441f2a1e3|date=August 25, 2024|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[Piedmont Triad International Airport|Greensboro]], [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]], [[Harrisburg International Airport|Harrisburg]], [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[McGhee Tyson Airport|Knoxville]], [[Blue Grass Airport|Lexington]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Dane County Regional Airport|Madison]], [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport|Manchester (NH)]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[New York–LaGuardia]],<ref>{{cite web |title=American Resumes New York LaGuardia – Philadelphia Service From late-Oct 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230821-aanw23lgaphl |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]] (resumes June 5, 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/summer-2025-american-airlines-expands-europe|title=Summer 2025: American Airlines Expands in Europe|website=Airways Magazine|date=September 5, 2024|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Portland International Jetport|Portland (ME)]], [[T. F. Green Airport|Providence]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport|Roanoke]], [[Greater Rochester International Airport|Rochester (NY)]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport|Salisbury]], [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]], [[University Park Airport|State College]], [[Syracuse Hancock International Airport|Syracuse]], [[Toronto–Pearson]], [[Washington–National]], [[Watertown International Airport|Watertown (NY)]], [[Wilmington International Airport|Wilmington (NC)]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport|Destin/Fort Walton Beach]], [[Hilton Head Airport|Hilton Head]], [[Martha's Vineyard Airport|Martha's Vineyard]], [[Nantucket Memorial Airport|Nantucket]], [[Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport|Panama City (FL)]], [[Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport|Québec City]], [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Cherry Capital Airport|Traverse City]] | <ref name="AmericanRoutes"/>

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| [[British Airways]] | [[London–Heathrow]] | <ref name="BritishRoutes">{{cite web|title=Timetables|url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_us|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227150150/https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_us|archive-date=February 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| [[Contour Airlines]] | [[Altoona–Blair County Airport|Altoona]] (ends September 30, 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=Contour Airlines Adds Charlotte – Altoona in 4Q24 |url=https://www.regulationsaeroroutes.govcom/documenteng/DOT240802-OSTlf4q24aoo |website=Aeroroutes |access-2002-11446-0303date=2 August 2024}}</ref> [[Ogdensburg International Airport|Ogdensburg]], [[Plattsburgh International Airport|Plattsburgh]] | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Regulations.gov |url=https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-2842-0451 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=www.regulations.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DOT approves application for Essential Air Service at Plattsburgh International Airport |url=https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/dot-approves-application-for-essential-air-service-at-plattsburgh-international-airport/article_b1dda8b0-d080-11ec-8a21-1783a034469a.html |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=Press-Republican |date=May 11, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedules|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|access-date=January 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]] | <ref name="DeltaRoutes1">{{cite web|title=Flight Schedules|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=June 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| [[Discover Airlines]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221210-4yns23mcophl | title=Eurowings Discover to Maintain Orlando / Philadelphia Service in NS23 }}</ref>

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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]](ends August 11, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Chicago–Midway]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref name="Frontier">https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2024/02/07/frontier-airlines-new-routes-phliadelphia-airport.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]] (ends August 12, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-adds-another-10-destinations-from-phl-summer-daily-departures-to-increase-47-versus-a-year-ago/ | title=Frontier Airlines Adds Another 10 Destinations from PHL; Summer Daily Departures to Increase 47% Versus a Year Ago }}</ref> [[Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]] (ends August 12, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[McGhee Tyson Airport|Knoxville]] (ends August 11, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref> [[ Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]] (ends August 11, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]] (ends August 12, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]] (ends August 12, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]],<ref name="Frontier2024Routes">{{cite news|author=Ciara McEneany|title='An early Christmas present': Frontier Airlines announces four new destinations — including Philly — in 2024|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=December 14, 2023|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2023/12/14/frontier-airlines-pittsburgh-philadelphia-rich-fitzgerald-american/stories/202312140094|access-date=December 14, 2023}}</ref> [[Portland International Jetport|Portland (ME)]] (ends August 12, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]] (ends August 12, 2024)<ref>https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-f9aug24cxld</ref>, [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]], [[Myrtle Beach International Airport|Myrtle Beach]], [[Santo Domingo–Las Américas]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-major-domestic-and-international-expansion-of-service/|title=Frontier Airlines Announces Major Domestic and International Expansion of Service|website=Frontier Airlines Announces Major Domestic and International Expansion of Service}}</ref> [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]] | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://flights.flyfrontier.com/en/sitemap/city-to-city-flights/page-1 | title=CITY TO CITY FLIGHTS }}</ref>

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| [[JetBlue]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]] | <ref name="JetBlueRoutes">{{cite web|title=JetBlue Airlines Timetable|url=https://b6.innosked.com/(S(ke2am3wxgiegj0zs1pxotirq))/default.aspx|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064749/http://b6.innosked.com/(S(52udsaj2thvywnmtihsndo55))/default.aspx|archive-date=July 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| {{nowrap|[[FedEx Express]]}} | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Piedmont Triad International Airport|Greensboro]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Washington–Dulles]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]]

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| [[Kalitta Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[OntarioLouisville International Airport|OntarioLouisville]], [[LouisvilleOntario International Airport|LouisvilleOntario]]

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| [[UPS Airlines]] | [[Albany International Airport|Albany]], [[Southwest Georgia Regional Airport|Albany (GA)]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]], [[Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Columbia Metropolitan Airport|Columbia (SC)]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[East Midlands Airport|East Midlands]], [[Harrisburg International Airport|Harrisburg]], [[Bradley International Airport|Hartford]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[London–Stansted]], [[Long Beach Airport|Long Beach]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport|Manchester (NH)]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[New York–JFK]], [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport|Oakland]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[San Bernardino International Airport|San Bernardino]], [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[T. F. Green Airport|Providence]]<ref name="UPSAirlinesCargoRoutes">{{cite web|title=UPS Air Operations Facts|url=https://about.ups.com/content/dam/upsstories/assets/fact-sheets/airlines-fact-sheets/Air-Operations-Facts-063022.pdf|access-date=September 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914185207/https://about.ups.com/content/dam/upsstories/assets/fact-sheets/airlines-fact-sheets/Air-Operations-Facts-063022.pdf|archive-date=September 14, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

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| [[Western Global]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]]

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===Top destinations===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width="align="

|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from PHL<!-- BTS DATA IS ONLY FOR DESTINATIONS; THIS IS NOT "TO AND FROM" --> (AprilJune 2023 – MarchMay 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=cUY&Nv42146_anzr=cuvynqry2uvn,%20cN:%20cuvynqry2uvn%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|title=RITA - BTS - Transtats|access-date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>'''

! Rank

! City

Line 249 ⟶ 275:

| 1

| [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando, Florida]]

| 995983,940460

| American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit

|-

| 2

| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]

| 834847,450040

| American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit

|-

| 3

| [[Dallas Fort WorthO'Hare International Airport|Dallas/Fort WorthChicago–O'Hare, TexasIllinois]]

| 547552,380120

| American, Frontier, SpiritUnited

|-

| 4

| [[O'HareDallas Fort Worth International Airport|Chicago–O'HareDallas/Fort Worth, IllinoisTexas]]

| 539549,180730

| American, UnitedFrontier, Spirit

|-

| 5

| [[Miami International Airport|Miami, Florida]]

| 504511,720820

| American, Frontier, Spirit

|-

| 6

| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]▼

| 484,410

▲| American, Frontier

▲|-

| 7▼

| [[Logan International Airport|Boston, Massachusetts]]

| 480497,910580

| American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue

|-

▲| 7

▲| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]

| 493,620

| American, Frontier

|-

| 8

| [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]

| 416435,330950

| American, Frontier, Southwest, United

|-

| 9

| [[Fort Lauderdale International Airport|Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]

| 397407,100610

| American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit

|-

| 10

| [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]]

| 391399,290890

| American, Spirit

|}

Line 402 ⟶ 428:

|-

|2024

|1114,595587,633272 (through MayJune)

|2012

|30,252,816