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This is a list of airports in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, grouped by type and sorted by location.The list includes public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA, or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The following is a list of current and historic public, private, and military airports that operate in the Delaware Valley region of the United States, which includes Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, its Pennsylvania suburbs, New Castle and Kent counties in Delaware, and South Jersey.
In 1948 the name was changed to North Philadelphia Airport. [7] The airport expanded in 1960 when Runway 6/24 was extended to its present length. Runway 10/28 was abandoned at this time due to construction on the western end of the runway. The name was changed again in 1980, to the present Northeast Philadelphia Airport.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is the largest airport in the Philadelphia region and the 11th-busiest airport in the world in 2008 in terms of traffic movements. [52] Most of PHL is located in Philadelphia proper, while the international terminal and the western end of the airfield are located in Tinicum Township. [53] Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia International Airport (IATA: PHL, ICAO: KPHL, FAA LID: PHL) is the primary international airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It served 12.4 million passengers annually in 2022, making it the busiest airport in Pennsylvania and the 21st-busiest airport in the United States .
New Garden Airport (FAA LID: N57), also known as New Garden Flying Field, is a public airport located in Toughkenamon, Chester County, Pennsylvania (about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Philadelphia). The airport serves a large general aviation community, and offers maintenance facilities, aviation fuel (100LL), flight instruction, aircraft ...
The airport was established in 1925 for use by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airport as a First Air Force training airfield. [1] [2] [3] Philadelphia Municipal became Philadelphia International in 1945, when American Overseas Airlines began flights to Europe. The airport saw ...
A US Airways (now merged with American Airlines) Embraer E170 at Philadelphia International Airport, one of the airline's main hubs Aviation in Pennsylvania dates back over 100 years. Pennsylvania ranks 11th in the country in the number of public-use aviation facilities with 122 airports, heliports, and seaplane bases.