Flying to Philly

[eehite]

My wife is going to a conference in Philadelphia from 12 through 16 November, and I figured that it would be fun to shuttle her up in the RV-8 from North Carolina.

Any input on the best place to land? I considered PHL, but quickly rejected that on principle because of the outrageous fees (landing fee, plus security fee, plus facility fee, plus gas... forget it).

I'm looking for a place as close as possible, but that will involve a minimum of pain and nickel and dimeing. I'm open to renting a car to get to town, or using transit. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

[Vlad]

Talk to Keith

[jandro]

KPNE is pretty close, just a little ways up I-95 from center city. Can't speak with any certainty on hangar/tiedown fees, but landing fee is only $5. Not much in the way of great public transit options, but there is at least an Avis (maybe others) on the field.

[hawker]

2nd for KPNE

[380mxc]

Also check into wings field KLOM.

[eehite]

Guys, thanks for all of the good suggestions! I will dig into those places and see what shakes out.

[JoeM]

Where is the conference in Philly, if it is in center city you may want to look at KILG in Wilmington, it is just off I-95 and has car rental on site and nearby hotels. If it is on the north or west side of town there are closer options.