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Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
IATA: PHL
ICAO: KPHL
FAA: PHL
Elevation: 36 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
28,600
October 3, 2026
2026 Daily Average
36,324
276 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
36,726
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
10.03M
Through October 3
Year-over-Year
-2.33%
-239,495 passengers
National Rank
#20
2025 comparable rank #19

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count28,600
30-day average37,315
Busiest 2026 day51,753
May 21
Comparable 2025 YTD10,264,998
2026 YTD10,025,503

Monthly PHL TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

PHL airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-3 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January866,299903,307891,70728,765
February823,067868,552879,43831,408
March1,083,3861,051,6501,125,86036,318
April1,088,1671,170,3191,093,21236,440
May1,207,7311,217,6741,194,58638,535
June1,279,6541,273,2721,045,37134,846
July1,314,8861,304,1011,293,72541,733
August1,320,6671,270,9621,281,80041,348
September1,094,7531,088,2491,101,77936,726
October*110,874116,912118,02539,342
*October figures include October 1-3 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

PHL National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#19
13,473,193 passengers
2025
#19
13,486,657 passengers
2026 YTD
#20
10,025,503 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 3.

Airport Profile

Associated cityPhiladelphia
State or territoryPennsylvania
Elevation36 ft
Coordinates39.8721, -75.2407

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codePHL
FAA identifierPHL
ICAO identifierKPHL
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 3, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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