Philadelphia International Airport (PHL / KPHL)
Skydex pilots have caught 62 flights to or from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL / KPHL), Philadelphia, United States of America. They were caught by 4 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 8,276 airline flights bound for Philadelphia International Airport and 8,453 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- KPHL
- IATA
- PHL
- City
- Philadelphia
- Country
- United States of America
- Position
- 39.872, -75.241
- Catches
- 62
- Spotters
- 4
- arriving, 30 days
- 8276
- departing, 30 days
- 8453
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Philadelphia International Airport serves Philadelphia. It sits 36 ft (11 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest is 12,000 ft (3,658 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Philadelphia International Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- Chicago (ORD) — 15 catches
- Minneapolis (MSP) — 14 catches
- Detroit (DTW) — 10 catches
- Milwaukee (MKE) — 5 catches
- Seattle (SEA) — 3 catches
- Cleveland (CLE) — 3 catches
- London (LHR) — 2 catches
- Houston (IAH) — 2 catches
- Los Angeles (LAX) — 2 catches
- Charlotte (CLT) — 1 catch
- Louisville (SDF) — 1 catch
- Washington (IAD) — 1 catch
Aircraft types caught here
- Bombardier CRJ900 — 14 catches
- Airbus A321neo — 10 catches
- Boeing 737-800 — 8 catches
- Airbus A321 — 5 catches
- Airbus A319 — 4 catches
- Bombardier CRJ700 — 3 catches
- Airbus A220-100 — 3 catches
- Airbus A220-300 — 3 catches
- B712 — 3 catches
- Embraer E175 (long wing) — 2 catches
- Boeing 757-200 — 2 catches
- Boeing 737-900 — 1 catch
Airlines
- American Airlines — 22 catches
- PSA Airlines — 16 catches
- Delta Air Lines — 10 catches
- United Airlines — 4 catches
- Frontier Airlines, Inc. — 3 catches
- UPS Airlines — 3 catches
- Republic Airlines — 2 catches
- GoJet Airlines LLC — 1 catch
- British Airways — 1 catch
Top spotters through this airport
Recent catches
- AAL3012 — Airbus A319 · American Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-10
- AAL737 — Airbus A321neo · American Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-09
- RPA4717 — Embraer E175 (long wing) · Republic Airlines · by qt21 · 2026-11-09
- GJS4610 — Bombardier CRJ700 · GoJet Airlines LLC · by pfshady · 2026-11-04
- AAL747 — Airbus A321 · American Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-03
- UAL2665 — Airbus A319 · United Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-11-02
- JIA5279 — Bombardier CRJ900 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-31
- DAL2679 — Airbus A220-100 · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- DAL2688 — Airbus A220-300 · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- JIA5418 — Bombardier CRJ700 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-29
- DAL2679 — Airbus A220-100 · Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-10-28
- AAL986 — Airbus A321neo · American Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- DAL2688 — Airbus A220-300 · Delta Air Lines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- JIA5439 — Bombardier CRJ900 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-25
- DAL2022 — Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-10-25
- JIA5545 — Bombardier CRJ900 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-22
- JIA5279 — Bombardier CRJ900 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-22
- DAL2402 — Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-10-20
- JIA5480 — Bombardier CRJ900 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-16
- AAL3074 — Airbus A321 · American Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-15
- JIA5614 — Bombardier CRJ700 · PSA Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-14
- DAL2968 — Delta Air Lines · by pfshady · 2026-10-14
- FFT2021 — Airbus A321neo · Frontier Airlines, Inc. · by pfshady · 2026-10-12
- AAL738 — Airbus A321neo · American Airlines · by pfshady · 2026-10-12
Questions
How many flights to and from Philadelphia International Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 8,276 airline flights arriving and 8,453 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 769 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Philadelphia International Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Philadelphia International Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Philadelphia International Airport?
Yes: 62 catches by 4 spotters so far.
How high is Philadelphia International Airport above sea level?
36 ft (11 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Philadelphia International Airport?
12,000 ft (3,658 m), the longest of its 4 runways.
Can I fly over Philadelphia International Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Philadelphia International Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Philadelphia International Airport in the simulator yet.