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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
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPHL 111154Z 33011KT 10SM FEW025 SCT038 BKN065 BKN170 BKN250 25/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 CB DSNT NW MOV E VCSH T02500200 10250 20228 50014 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,195 ft · pressure altitude 6 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 26 | 3 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 27R | 3 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 27L | 3 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 08 | 3 kt tail | 11 kt from the left |
| 09L | 3 kt tail | 11 kt from the left |
| 09R | 3 kt tail | 11 kt from the left |
| 17 | 11 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
5 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 10,000–29,000 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 111128Z 1112/1218 27006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 FM111700 26008KT P6SM SCT050 FM120200 29005KT P6SM BKN100 FM120800 30004KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 FM121200 03004KT P6SM BKN045
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1009Z / 0003Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -12° (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
- Tower RWY 08/26, 09L/27R, 17/35 · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.5
- 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
- Departure 090-269
- 119.75
- Departure 270-089
- 124.35
Published procedures
- 29 approaches — ILS, LD, 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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- 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.