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Plan your trip at Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia, United StatesIATA: PHLICAO: KPHL

Getting to and from Philadelphia International Airport: transport, parking, and where to pick someone up or drop them off. Every part links to the full information.

Transport

Where you arrive, with connections and frequency.

All transport to Philadelphia International Airport

Parking

  • 3parking areas

All parking areas, with facts for each one

Picking someone up

Where someone gets in and where you can wait or meet.

  • Curbside in front of the terminals
    • 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 LotPark and come inside
    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.
  • Baggage claim areas and the areas just before the checkpoints
    • 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.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All pickup rules

Dropping someone off

A quick drop-off, or park and come inside.

  • Curbside in front of the terminals
    • 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 LotPark and come inside
    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.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All drop-off rules

This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.

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