Philadelphia International Airport
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About Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia International Airport, (PHL IATA), ☏ +1-800-PHL-GATE (745-4283) is the main airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounding Delaware Valley. It is the largest commercial airport in the state of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia International Airport travel guide
Understand
The site was first used as a training field by the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1925 before it was dedicated by Charles Lindbergh as the Philadelphia Municipal Airport in 1927. A terminal building was built in 1940, marking the beginning of commercial air service at the airport. The airport was used as a First Air Force training field during World War II. The airport became Philadelphia International Airport in 1945 and international flights began serving the airport. The airport has undergone numerous expansion projects as air travel has grown over the years.
Buy
Philadelphia Marketplace, ☏ +1 215 937-1200. The Philadelphia Marketplace consists of a shopping mall connecting Terminals B and C along with the other retail offerings in the airport terminal. PHL has a variety of retail stores including typical mall stores such as Finish Line, Gap, Lids, Sunglass Hut, and Victoria's Secret, upscale stores such as Brigton Collectibles, Brooks Brothers, Coach, Fire & Ice, Furla, and SPANX, stores catering to travelers such as CNBC News, Duty Free, Hudson News, and Stellar News, specialty stores such as PGA Tour, and gift shops selling Philadelphia merchandise such as Pennsylvania Market and Philadelphia America!
Sleep
1 Philadelphia Airport Marriott, 1 Arrivals Rd, Terminal B, ☏ +1 215 492-9000, fax: +1 215 492-6799. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. On-site hotel with walkway to Terminal B of the airport along with shuttle service to terminals. The hotel has soundproof windows and some rooms offer a view of the airport runways. The Philadelphia Airport Marriott contains standard rooms and suites. Amenities include deluxe bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, high-speed Wi-Fi, on-site fitness center, and event space that includes a ballroom. The hotel has an on-site American restaurant and bar called Aviation Grill that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. $129-$169. There are several other hotels near PHL in neighboring areas of Southwest Philadelphia and Tinicum Township. These accommodations vary from relatively inexpensive motels to upscale full-service hotels to extended stay properties. Many of these hotels offer free shuttle service to and from the airport.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.