Philadelphia International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

IATA: PHL ICAO: KPHL

Longest Active Runway

12,000 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

36 ft

11 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

39.8719°, -75.2411°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #193 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#314 of 7558

Top 4.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

tied #22 of 63 in US

same length as RSW · #70 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PHL in numbers: 12,000 ft longest runway · tied #193 of 650 published · #314 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.2%) · tied #22 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

PHL lies at 11 m (36 ft), #535 of 650 published airports by elevation and 15.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 571 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,151 ft higher than PHL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), 69.4 NM, 11,000 ft. Next: BWI 78.2 NM, JFK 81.3 NM. JFK has the radius's longest runway, 2,511 ft more than PHL.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)

PHL runways: 09R/27L 12,000 × 200 ft asphalt (asp); 09L/27R 9,500 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 17/35 6,500 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 08/26 5,001 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #22 of 63 in United States with RSW at 12,000 ft; DEN leads by 4,000 ft (16,000 ft). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09R/27L	12,000 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09L/27R	9,500 ft (2896 m / 2.896 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17/35	6,500 ft (1981 m / 1.981 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08/26	5,001 ft (1524 m / 1.524 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark)	`EWR`	69.4 NM (128.5 km)	11,000 ft	✅ Lighted
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (Baltimore)	`BWI`	78.2 NM (144.8 km)	10,503 ft	✅ Lighted
John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York)	`JFK`	81.3 NM (150.6 km)	14,511 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →