KPHL · Philadelphia International Airport

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

12,000

Longest ft · 09R/27L

39.87N

75.24W

Philadelphia International Airport serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 36 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09R/27L, at 12,000 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09R/27L	12,000 × 200 ft	asphalt	lit
09L/27R	9,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	6,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	5,001 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 36 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	36 ft	2,445 ft	2,114 ft	3,171 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,236 ft	2,679 ft	2,240 ft	3,361 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,436 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,445 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09R/27L, 12,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,552 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPHL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport	16 nm NE	7,000 ft
KILG Wilmington Airport	20 nm SW	7,275 ft
KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport	29 nm W	5,400 ft
KTTN Trenton Mercer Airport	31 nm NE	6,006 ft
KMIV Millville Municipal Airport	31 nm S	6,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPHL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPHL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KPHL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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