Philadelphia International Airport
| Continent: North America | Country: United States | Region: Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia International Airport | |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| IATA code | PHL |
| ICAO code | KPHL |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.phl.org |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.50 - 27R/9L, 35/17, 8/26 135.10 - 27L/9R |
| Ground | 121.90 East 121.65 West |
| Clearance | 118.85 |
| Approach | 126.60 South Arrival 128.40 North Arrival 125.40 Final Vectors One 132.675 Final Vectors Two (RWY 35) in normal west Ops - In SAPR2 Ops it's used for 27L |
| Departure | 124.35 North 119.75 South |
| ATIS | 133.40 Arrivals 135.925 Departures |
| Departure | 122.95 |
Official Spotting Locations
Hog Island Road
The Wagner Tree
Runs right next to the airport and there are numerous spots along the road. The main use of Hog Island Rd is just after the first curve out of the tunnel straighens out. Excellant location for shooting arriving flights on runway 27 Right.
Side On
You can go farther up park and right when the road starts to climb a light grade to shoot side on shots of aircraft over the threshold through the fence. Airport police tend to restrict shooting through the fence, however, enforcement is applied on an individual basis.
Gravel Lot
Further down Hog Island Road, next to the UPS facility, there is a small gravel parking lot which is near 27L. Good views of the 27L departures can be had. When you see fire training equipment that is the Gravel Lot right there.
Other Spotting Locations
Location
Locations to Avoid
Not any places to really avoid on the Philadelphia County side of the airport. Just dont park along the fence side at all. Tinicum Twp PD may have a problem with you parking down by 9R. So keep the time your there for a shot minimal and move on. Granted you sometimes can go a whole day without having problems. But if they do say move then don't give them any problems as there are some No Parking signs along this portion of the road. You can then move back to the Gravel Lot.
Regular Traffic
- Southwest: B733, B737
- UPS: DC-8, B741, B763, B752, MD-11 (All generally night stuff except an MD-11 and a 763 or two)
- US Airways: A319, A320, A321, A333, B733, B734, B752, B762, Embraer 190 (soon)
- US Airways Express:(Air Wisconsin)- CRJ-200, (Republic - "Brickyard")- Embraer 170
- Frontier Airlines: A319
- Airtran Airlines: B717
- United Airlines: B737, B757, MD82
- USA3000: A320
- British Airways: B777
- Lufthansa: B777
- Air France: B777