Philadelphia International Airport KPHL / PHL
Twenty minutes from Center City with a single Atlantic FBO and 24-hour CBP; used for heavy jets and connections. Airline congestion and taxi times push routine business jets to Northeast Philadelphia or Wilmington.
12,000 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Philadelphia
1
FBOs / handlers
36 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 11 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.phl.org
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Atlantic Aviation PHL
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (12,000 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Philadelphia
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport KPNE 7,000 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Philadelphia International Airport · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons