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Pickup and drop-off at Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia, United StatesIATA: PHLICAO: KPHL
Current airport: PHL

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.

  • Curbside drop-off and pick-up in front of the terminal

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Curbside in front of the terminals (right by the terminal)
    • Picking up: permittedPicking 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.

  • Cell Phone Waiting Lot

    Park and come inside
    Where: Cell Phone Waiting Lot, via the Arriving Flights roadway
    • Waiting: permittedMotorists 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.

  • Meeting someone in the terminal

    Arrivals hall
    Where: Baggage claim areas and the areas just before the checkpoints (inside the terminal)
    • Meeting: permittedThose 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.

  • Curbside drop-off and pick-up in front of the terminal

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Curbside in front of the terminals (right by the terminal)
    • Dropping off: permittedVehicles 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.

  • Cell Phone Waiting Lot

    Park and come inside
    Where: Cell Phone Waiting Lot, via the Arriving Flights roadway
    • Waiting: permittedMotorists 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.

Rates and current rules

Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official page of Philadelphia International Airport

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SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.