KPHL · PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaElevation 36 ftLarge airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR56 min old

Ceiling 25,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FAA: no delays reported at PHL.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

210@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

25,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

1,669 ft

+1,633 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2254Z (6:54 PM local) · 56 min old

KPHL is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 8 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 25,000 feet AGL.

WIND

210° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 25,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

28°C / 15°C

82°F / 59°F. 13°C spread.

ALTIMETER

29.84 inHg

1010.5 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP102

sea-level pressure 1010.2 hPa

T02830150

precise temperature 28.3°C, dew point 15.0°C

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station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (7:20 PM local) · valid to 0600Z (2:00 AM local)

KPHL forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Worst period is 18Z to 23Z with IFR possible (TS, CB, LOW VIS). Best period is 00Z to 03Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period. Thunderstorms are a probability during part of the period.

VFR

IFR

VFR

0000Z8:00 PM0600Z2:00 AM1200Z8:00 AM1800Z2:00 PM0000Z8:00 PM0600Z2:00 AM

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SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›PROB30 forecast: light thunderstorm with rain (-TSRA).

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 210° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 25,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then isolated showers and thunderstorms, low near 67F, 21% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms	67	SW 4 kt	–	21%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms	85/70	S 4 kt	–	53%
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms	80/69	S 9 kt	–	94%
Wednesday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	81/66	N 9 kt	–	66%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	82/66	NW 9 kt	–	20%
Friday	Sunny	85/69	NW 4 kt	–	6%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	88/70	SW 4 kt	–	18%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	85	S 4 kt	–	44%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 2201Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

4 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

210° at 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 27R6 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

27R

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

BEST

27L

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

OK

26

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

OK

17

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

OK

35

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

OK

08

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

OK

09L

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

OK

09R

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

OK

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

4 runways · longest 12,000 ft

17/35

Dimensions

6,500 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 17159°T

Landing length (LDA)6,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,500 / 6,500 / 6,500 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSF

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35339°T

Landing length (LDA)6,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,500 / 6,500 / 6,500 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

08/26

Dimensions

5,001 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0875°T

Landing length (LDA)5,001 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,001 / 5,001 / 5,001 ft

RWY 26256°T

Landing length (LDA)5,001 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,001 / 5,001 / 5,001 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

09L/27R

Dimensions

9,500 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 09L75°T

Landing length (LDA)9,500 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,500 / 9,500 / 9,500 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27R255°T

Landing length (LDA)8,864 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,500 / 9,500 / 9,500 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

09R/27L

Dimensions

12,000 x 200 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 09R75°T

Landing length (LDA)12,000 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA12,000 / 12,000 / 12,000 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsALSF2

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27L255°T

Landing length (LDA)9,912 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA12,000 / 12,000 / 11,825 ft

Displaced threshold1,913 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,669 ft

Pressure altitude

116 ft

Field elevation

36 ft MSL

Temperature

28°C (82°F)

Dewpoint

15°C (59°F)

Altimeter

29.84 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0020Z 8:20 PM

Sunrise

0954Z 5:54 AM

Loggable night

0051Z (8:51 PM local) → 0924Z (5:24 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0020Z (8:20 PM local) → 0954Z (5:54 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0120Z (9:20 PM local) → 0854Z (4:54 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Philadelphia International Airport is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Field elevation 36 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeLarge airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerATIF SAEED

Manager phone215-937-6914

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKPHL / PHL

SectionalWASHINGTON

Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON

Flight service (AFSS)WILLIAMSPORT

RegionPennsylvania

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.8719, -75.2411

Distance from city5 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.8

APP

120.425

PRM

ARR

133.4

ATIS

118.85

CLNC DEL

CLD

119.75

DEP

121.9

GND

118.5

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KPHL traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-07-25, 25 days observed · data 2026-07-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

265.6

AVG OPS/DAY

306.4

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Airliner 86%Unknown 9%Jet 4%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›A321 (Airliner) · ~431 landings/mo

›A21N (Airliner) · ~426 landings/mo

›A319 (Airliner) · ~426 landings/mo

›B738 (Airliner) · ~244 landings/mo

›CRJ9 (Airliner) · ~238 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›E145 (Unknown)

›GA6C (Airliner)

›GLF6 (Jet)

›CRJ9 (Airliner)

›A319 (Airliner)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KLOM Wings Field

16 NM N

VFR

KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport

16 NM NE

VFR

KVAY South Jersey Regional Airport

19 NM E

UNKNOWN

KILG Wilmington Airport

20 NM SW

VFR

KPTW Heritage Field

26 NM NW

VFR

KDYL Doylestown Airport

28 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RWY 09R ROLLOUT RVR USED FOR RWY 09L MIDPOINT RVR.

›UNLGTD STACK 288 FT MSL (271 FT AGL) 2.3 NM SW OF ARPT.

›ARPT IS LCTD IN A NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. AIRPORT NOISE ABATEMENT TKOF PROCS ARE TO BE USED.

›ALL ENGINE RUNUPS RQR PPR FM DUTY OPS OFFICER AT 937-6914/6800; RUNUPS 20 MIN MAX.

›ALL ACFT TRAVELING ON TWY J MUST USE MNM PWR WHEN TURNING S DUE TO JETBLAST CONCERNS.

›LND RWY 26 TKOF RWY 08.

›RWY 27R LDA 9500 FT AVBL O/R TO ATC.

›PCR VALUE: 839/F/C/W/T

›TCAS EQUIPPED ACFT-TCAS ALERT MAY BE CAUSED BY TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED SHIPS LCTD PHL NAVAL BASE 3 NM E.

›RWYS 27L, 27R & 35 SHIP CHNL (DELAWARE RIVER) MAX HGT OF SHIPS 189 FT. RWY 26 SHIP CHNL (SCHUYLKILL) MAX HGT OF SHIPS 149 FT.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS R OF CNTRLN.

›PCR VALUE: 554/F/C/W/T

›ONLY NOSE-IN PRKG PMTD ON N REMOTE APNS. PPR FM ARPT OPS FOR ALL ACFT PRKG ON REMOTE APNS; CTC 215-937-6914/6800.

›PCR VALUE: 317/F/B/X/T

›POSS UNMARKED SHIP OBSTN TRANSITING E OR W ALG THE DELAWARE RIVER REACHING HGTS OF 189 FT - BE ALERT WHEN APCHG PHL RWY 35 & WHENEVER CIRCLING OR VISUALLY APCHG ALL OTHER RWYS.

›PCR VALUE: 702/F/B/W/T

›TWY J BTN TWYS K3 & Q RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS 171 FT & LESS.

›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KPHL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KPHL have a METAR?

Yes. KPHL has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KPHL have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KPHL; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KPHL?

KPHL sits at 36 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KPHL?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.