Airport information
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Philadelphia International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Picking upPermittedPicking someone up curbside is permitted, but only for active loading and unloading. Motorists waiting to meet passengers at the curb may circle Airport property using the Arriving Flights roadway and Industrial Highway or park in the Cell Phone Waiting Lot.
WaitingPermittedMotorists coming to pick up passengers can drive to the Cell Phone Waiting Lot on Airport property. The lot is free, has space for 150 vehicles and is less than a one-minute drive to the baggage claim areas. Drivers must stay with their vehicles, and wait time is limited. Enter the Airport on the Arriving Flights roadway and follow the signs for the Cell Phone Waiting Lot.
MeetingPermittedThose wishing to meet someone in the terminal building without a PHL Wingmate Pass can wait in the areas just before the checkpoints or meet in the baggage claim areas. With an approved PHL Wingmate Pass, non-ticketed guests can access the terminals post-security, for example to greet loved ones arriving on domestic flights.
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Dropping offPermittedVehicles are permitted to pull up curbside in front of a terminal to drop someone off, but only for active loading and unloading. Vehicles left unattended at the curb will be towed.
WaitingPermittedMotorists coming to pick up passengers can drive to the Cell Phone Waiting Lot on Airport property. The lot is free, has space for 150 vehicles and is less than a one-minute drive to the baggage claim areas. Drivers must stay with their vehicles, and wait time is limited. Enter the Airport on the Arriving Flights roadway and follow the signs for the Cell Phone Waiting Lot.
This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.
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Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.
