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KPHL — Philadelphia Intl
Philadelphia, PA · field elevation 36 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT-TRACON
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KPHL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPHL 252354Z 01019G32KT 10SM BKN140 OVC260 22/07 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 36032/2348 SLP142 T02170067 10239 20211 58004 $
- Wind
- from 010° at 19 kt, gusting 32 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 14,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 803 ft · pressure altitude 6 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 19 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 16 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 08 | 8 kt head | 17 kt from the left |
| 09L | 8 kt head | 17 kt from the left |
| 09R | 8 kt head | 17 kt from the left |
| 26 | 8 kt tail | 17 kt from the right |
| 27R | 8 kt tail | 17 kt from the right |
| 27L | 8 kt tail | 17 kt from the right |
| 17 | 16 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,000–1,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KPHL 252328Z 2600/2706 36015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM261000 01018G30KT P6SM BKN060 WS020/02045KT FM261600 36020G34KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 WS020/01045KT FM262000 35025G35KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.87208, -75.24066
- Elevation
- 36 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1052Z / 2251Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 12°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Philadelphia, PA
Airport diagram
Everything else KPHL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 12,000 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 09L/27R | 9,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 17/35 | 6,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 08/26 | 5,001 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR
- 133.4
- D-ATIS DEP
- 135.925
- Tower RWY 08/26, 09L/27R, 17/35 · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.5
- Tower RWY 09R/27L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 135.1
- Ground
- 121.65
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 118.85
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 001-089, 5000 FT & BLW
- 123.8
- Approach
- 124.35
- Approach 270-360, 5000 FT & BLW
- 126.85
- Approach 090-269, 5000 FT & BLW
- 127.35
- Approach 270-089, ABV 5000 FT
- 128.4
- Approach 090-269, 6000-8000 FT
- 133.875
Published procedures
- 23 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
- 6 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPHL airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.