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Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Airport Information
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - PA, USA)
 Currently the 26th-busiest airport on the planet, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is owned and managed by the City of Philadelphia itself and just 7 miles / 11 km southwest of the downtown district, next to the Delaware River and the Delaware Expressway (I-95). Each day more than 700 planes depart and fly to over 120 different cities worldwide, with more than 50 non-stop international flights.
Each year, Philadelphia International Airport boasts around 530,000 air operations and serves just over 32 million passengers, of which four million were international. In total, Philadelphia Airport is home to seven terminals (A to F), 120 gates and just shy of 20,000 public parking spaces. Since the new millennium, in excess of one billion dollars has been spent on improvements at PHL, ensuring that the airport remains at the forefront of the aviation industry.
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Public transport at Philadelphia Airport connects the Center City District, along with the Independence National Historic Park and its many historic buildings, and Penn's Landing, home to the USS Olympia and an appealing riverfront park. Airport taxis are especially popular, while buses and trains, operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), are also in good supply.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Information: History and Facilities
The City of Philadelphia first began to implement its plans for an airport in the mid-1920s, when it purchased around 125 acres / 51 hectares on the city's southwesterly outskirts. The airfield was soon up-and-running and in 1927, Charles Lindbergh famously landed his plane here and officially inaugurated the complex, which was then known as the Philadelphia Municipal Airport. Over the following years Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has grown dramatically in size and is now famous for being the world's biggest airport of its kind (without an actual in-ground fueling system).
The main facilities at Philadelphia Airport are widespread and include an Airport Communications Centre offering multi-language assistance, information counters providing the latest weather updates, around 15 cashpoints, mobile vending carts, and even 150 rocking chairs. Also on-site are postal centers and UPS drop boxes, roughly 100 workstations around the boarding gates and outlets of Ace Cash Express and America's Cash Express, where you can freely cash checks. Particular appealing to families at Philadelphia Airport is the Aviation Play Station, where children can actually clamber around a real jumbo-jet plane, while those wishing to post luggage from gift shops will find numerous 'checkpoint mailers'.
More than 140 different eateries and shops of all descriptions are onsite at the Philadelphia Marketplace. Popular stores include Airport Wireless, Barb's Harley-Davidson, Brighton Collectibles, Brookstone, CNBC Philadelphia News, International Duty Free Shoppes and Swarovski Crystal. Those in need of a quick snack will find eateries at Philadelphia Airport such as Auntie Anne's pretzels, Chick-fil-A, Independence Brew Pub, Philly Pretzels and Sbarro Italian Eatery.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Information: About Philadelphia Tourism
Boasting many exceptional historic sites, Philadelphia is home to many favourite attractions, such as the Liberty Bell, the Independence Hall and many truly exceptional museums. Often better known as simply 'Philly', Philadelphia stands in the state of Philadelphia and was actually the capital of the USA during the 18th century.
Today, Philadelphia Airport (PHL) serves this appealing city, which is slightly overshadowed by neighbouring New York City, a mere hours' drive away. Other highlights in Philadelphia including the eye-catching Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Franklin Institute Science Museum, the Independence Seaport Museum, the extremely child friendly Mummers Museum, the multi-million dollar complex of the National Constitution Center, and the Museum of Art, which is the city's most-visited attraction and resembles a Greek temple in its appearance. Also popular are the 2,000+ animals at Philadelphia Zoo and the famous historic houses along Elfreth's Alley.
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