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Philadelphia International Airport facts for kids

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Aircraft at Philadelphia International Airport
A parked plane at Philadelphia International Airport.

The Philadelphia International Airport (code: PHL) is an important airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the biggest airport in the state and in the Delaware Valley. Starting around 1924 or 1925, the Pennsylvania National Guard began using what is now known as PHL (also called Hog Island) for a practice airfield. The site was later named the Philadelphia Municipal Airport, though it had no proper terminal building until around 1940. The name changed to Philadelphia International near the end of World War II. The airport has grown a lot over the decades.

Images for kids

  • Philadelphia International Airport Terminal A West (interior)

    Interior of Terminal A West

  • PhillyAirportLibertyBellLegos

    Liberty Bell replica using LEGO bricks in Terminal A West

  • Philadelphia International Airport Terminal A SEPTA station April 2018

    An outbound SEPTA Airport Line train stops at the Philadelphia International Airport Terminal A station

  • Philadelphia runway8-26

    Aerial view of construction of runway 8/26

See also

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