Philadelphia International Airport: Difference between revisions

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==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==


*'''Southwest''': B733, B737
===Domestic Carriers===
*'''UPS''': DC-8, B741, B763, B752, MD-11 (All generally night stuff except an MD-11 and a 763 or two)
 
*'''US Airways''': A319, A320, A321, A333, B733, B734, B752, B762, Embraer 190 (soon)
* '''Alaska Airlines''' B737-800, B737-900ER (4:30 arrival, 6-6:30 departure)
**'''Air Wisconsin/US Airways Express''': CRJ-200
* '''American Airlines''' A319, A321, A330-300, B737-800, B757-200, B767-300
**'''Republic Airlines/US Airways Express''': Embraer 170
* '''American Eagle''' E170, E175, E190, DH8, CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900 (hub city)
*'''Frontier Airlines''': A319
* '''Delta Air Lines''' A320, B717-200, B737-800, B737-900, B757-200, MD-88, MD-90 (flights throughout day)
*'''Airtran Airlines''': B717, B737
* '''Delta Connection''' CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, ERJ-145 (flights throughout the day
*'''United Airlines''':  B737, B757
* '''Frontier Airlines''' A319, A320 (focus city)
*'''USA3000''':  A320
* '''JetBlue Airways''' A320, E190 (2x daily A320 service added)
*'''British Airways''':  B777, B767
* '''Southwest Airlines''' B737-300, B737-700, B737-800 (throughout day)
*'''Lufthansa''': A340
* '''Spirit Airlines''' A319, A320 (focus city)
*'''Air France''':  A330, A340
* '''United Airlines''' A319, A320, B737-800, B737-900 (numerous daily)
*'''Air Jamaica''': A320, A321
* '''United Express''' CRJ-200, CRJ-700, ERJ-145 (numerous daily)
 
===International Carriers===
 
* '''Air Canada Express''' E170, CRJ-200 (newly added YUL flight with Jazz CRJ-200s)
* '''Apple Vacations operated by Sunwing''' B737-800 (seasonal)
* '''Apple Vacations operated by Frontier''' A320 (seasonal)
* '''British Airways''' B777-200ER (BA67 day and BA69 night), B787-9 (occasional)
* '''Lufthansa Cityline''' A340-300 (all Star Alliance livery
* '''Qatar Airways''' A350-900XWB (occasional), B777-200LR (5x weekly) B777-300ER (2x weekly)
 
===Cargo Carriers===
 
* '''DHL operated by Kalitta Charters II''' B727-200F (weekdays at 7:30 AM, departs 11 PM)
* '''FedEx Express''' A300-600, B757-200F, B767-300F, MD-11
* '''UPS''' A300-600F, B757-200F, B767-300F, MD-11F (Only daytimes are MD-11 and 767-300)
* '''UPS operated by Centurion and Atlas''' B747-400F and MD-11F (all Christmas seasonals)
 
===Frequent Charters===
 
* '''NetJets Aviation''' C560, Dassault Falcons
* '''Delta Air Lines''' B747-400, B757-300, B767-300ER (mostly during football seasonal)
* '''Air Canada Jetz''' A320 (around hockey season)
* '''Elan Express''' B727-200 (around baseball and basketball seasons)
* '''Antonov Design Bureau''' An-124 (one or two monthly)
* '''Volga-Dnepr''' An-124 and IL-76 (one monthly)
 
It is also worth getting soaked with rain while spotting because KPHL is notorious for getting all sorts of diversion gems ranging from Caribbean 737-800s to Lufthansa 747-8Is due to PHL's close proximity to JFK, EWR, BWI, and IAD!
 
 
''NEW ADDITIONS:''
 
*'''Frontier Airlines''' has designated PHL as a focus city, mainly due to Cuba flights starting in 2017!
*'''American Airlines''' flights from Miami and Zurich are now 767-300ER
*'''Jetblue''' has added two FLL frequencies on the A320
*'''Spirit Airlines''' has designated PHL to be a focus city!
*'''Lufthansa Cityline''' took over PHL service and now operates 5x weekly A340s in Star Alliance c/s.
*'''British Airways''' has put a B777-200ER on BA69 and puts an occasional B787-9 on BA67 (777-200 usually)
*'''Qatar Airways''' is scheduled to make a return with the A350-900XWB in August
*'''DHL operated by Kalitta Charters II''' has made a temporary swap to B727-200F for an undisclosed amount of time.


==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==
==External links==
* [http://phlairline.com PHLAirline.com] - spotter maps with photos of spotter locations and typical photos obtained