Philadelphia International Airport safety profile

26 recorded occurrences at or near Philadelphia International Airport (19822023): 5 at the airport, 21 nearby; 1 fatal, 1 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20221 (0 fatal)
  • 20191 (0 fatal)
  • 20184 (1 fatal)
  • 20162 (0 fatal)
  • 20151 (0 fatal)
  • 20142 (0 fatal)
  • 20131 (0 fatal)
  • 20122 (0 fatal)
  • 20101 (0 fatal)
  • 20081 (0 fatal)
  • 20062 (0 fatal)
  • 19991 (0 fatal)
  • 19982 (0 fatal)
  • 19951 (0 fatal)
  • 19931 (0 fatal)
  • 19851 (0 fatal)
  • 19821 (0 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown21
  • Landing2
  • Climb1
  • Approach1
  • Takeoff1

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 258 runway incursions at this airport, including 3 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 09R/27L: 12,000 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 09L/27R: 9,500 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 17/35: 6,500 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 08/26: 5,001 ft, ASP, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 28.096 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 36.195 days/year
  • Snow: 18.397 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.033% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.