Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the second largest on the US East Coast after New York City. Situated in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country, it's one of the oldest and greatest American cities. The U.S. Declaration of Independence was adopted here in 1776, at which time it was the largest city in the North American colonies. Soon surpassed by New York, it remained the second largest city in America until the end of the 19th century and was the third largest city as recently as the 1950 census. Located near the mouth of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, the city is home to some of America's greatest colleges , top golf courses, famous museums, and in recent years to some of its most impressive sports stadiums. Here are the best drone videos from this great American city. Aerial photo: "Ben Franklin Bridge and Philadelphia Skyline" by AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Latitude 360°.
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Philadelphia Drone Tour
Philadelphia from Above

- DroneTV: Powered b...
- 279 VŪZ
4 - 0
- over 3 years ago
Tour the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from above in this video, which is a compilation of some of the best footage from the "Drone Videos of Philadelphia" collection at AirVuz. You'll be treated to some great views of the William Penn Statue, the Comcast Towers, the University of Pennsylvania campus, and more.
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Philly 2019 Reel
Philadelphia Tour 2019
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.6k VŪZ
13 - 20
- about 5 years ago
Philadelphia shines in this terrific reel by ChrisDanonio showing the highlights of his 2019 work across the City of Brotherly Love. The video opens with a 360 shot of City Hall, for decades the city's tallest building. Then it's on to a fly-through between the One and Two Liberty Place towers, the former being Philly's tallest from 1987-2008. From there, you'll go to the two main Comcast towers, Philly's tallest buildings since 2008. Other highlights include the Museum of Art, the Ben Franklin Bridge, and more.
Philadelphia 2019 Highlight Reel
Philadelphia Tour 2019
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.7k VŪZ
14 - 24
- about 5 years ago
Contributor ChrisDantonio has produced some of the best drone videos of the city of Philadelphia, and this 2019 highlight reel does not disappoint. It opens with a shot facing west toward the William Penn statue atop City Hall, with the Liberty Place and Comcast skyscapers just beyond it. From there you will get a sunrise shot over the Schuylkill River, which runs west of the Center City downtown area. The video wraps with an excellent view of the Ben Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River, on the city's opposite (eastern) side.
Philly Skyscrapers Dronelapse
Foggy Philly Hyperlapse
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.1k VŪZ
11 - 17
- over 5 years ago
Contributor ChrisDantonio used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 to create this amazing dronelapse of the five buildings which dominate the skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All are of relatively recent construction; until the late 1980's, an informal agreement limited buildings to the height of the William Penn statue atop City Hall. The six buildings, in order of height, are Comcast Technology Center, Comcast Center, One Liberty Place, Two Liberty Place, BNY Center, and Three Logan Square.
Morning in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Early Morning

- My Travels
- 2.0k VŪZ
17 - 14
- over 3 years ago
Check out these brilliant morning aerial views of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by AirVuz contributor My Travels. The video opens with a shot looking over the Philadelphia Museum of Art towards the central city, with the Schuylkill River on the right. Then there's a shot looking towards the spire of One Liberty Place. At around the :26 mark, you'll fly past the William Penn statue atop City Hall, followed by a view of the two Comcast skyscrapers (the city's two tallest buildings as of 2021) and then the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Philadelphia Hyperlapse
Philly Hyperlapse
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.4k VŪZ
14 - 19
- about 6 years ago
Check out this awesome hyperlapse of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, compliments of top AirVuz contributor and drone pilot ChrisDantonio. The video was shot looking east, with City Hall in the center. Completed in 1901, this landmark reaches a height of 167 meters (just under 550 ft.). Until the 1980's, a "gentlemen's agreement" restricted developments which would be taller than City Hall; all the skyscrapers you see in the video were built subsequent to that agreement being allowed to lapse.
Philadelphia Skyline from a Mavic Pro 2
Philly Sunrise Reflections
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.8k VŪZ
11 - 15
- about 6 years ago
AirVuz content creator and pilot Chris Dantonio used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this magnificent video of the Philadelphia skyline at sunrise. If you see the shot which begins at the :30 mark, you'll see a shot of City Hall - it's the building with the clock and the statue on top. Until the 1980's, by unwritten agreement, no building was permitted which exceeded the height of City Hall: 167 meters (just under 550 ft.). As you can see, lifting this restriction has fundamentally transformed the city's skyline.
Philadelphia FPV: Quarantine
Philadelphia FPV

- NonexistentJay
- 1.1k VŪZ
19 - 11
- almost 5 years ago
AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot NonexistentJay took to the skies above nearly-empty central Philadelphia as the state of Pensylvania was under quarantine during the Dovid-19 pandemic in the Spring of 2020. The result is this epic and unique aerial perspective of the City of Brotherly Love. It's all here: City Hall and the William Penn Statue, the Comcast Towers, the Eakins Oval. At the;:15 mark, he even flies through (not under, through) a bridge on the Schuylkill River.
Philadelphia's Tallest Buildings
Philly Phlight: January, 2018
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.7k VŪZ
26 - 36
- about 7 years ago
Contributor ChrisDantonio used a Phantom 4 Pro Obsidian to create this epic drone video of Philadelphia's skyline. Once limited by the height of its City Hall, the city now has one of the country's most impressive skylines. At the :20 mark, you'll see the city's five tallest buildings, from left to right: Comcast Technology Center, Comcast Center, the BNY Mellon Building, One Libert Place, and Two Liberty Place. All have been built since 1987, when the informal height restriction was lifted.
Comcast: Transforming the Philly Skyline
Comcast Campus in Philly
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.3k VŪZ
17 - 22
- almost 6 years ago
Cable and media giant Comcast Corporation has almost single-handedly transformed the skyline of Philadelphia, the second-largest city on the USA's East Coast. In 2008, its 58 story headquarters building became the city's tallest with a height of just under 300 meters (974 ft.). A decade later, the company completed its 60 floor Comcast Technology Center, which has a height of 342 meters (just over 1.1k ft.). The two Comcast Campus towers are on display in this excellent drone video by ChrisDantonio.
The South Philadelphia Sports Complex
Philadelphia's Sports Complex

- Chris Bonanno
- 1.5k VŪZ
19 - 13
- over 5 years ago
One opf the USA's great sports cities, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has chosen to concentrate its enthusiasm for professional sports into the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. This is the location of the city's three most prominent sports venues: Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team; Citizen's Bank Park, home of baseball's Phillies; and Wells Fargo Center, home of the 76ers (basketball) and Flyers (hockey). Check out the PSC from above in this video by Chris Bonano.
The University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania

- Chris Bonanno
- 2.0k VŪZ
22 - 23
- over 5 years ago
Chris Bonanno created this drone video of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the group eight elite colleges known as the Ivy League. Situated across the Schuylkill River from downtown Philadelphia, Penn's current enrollment is about 21.6k students, of which a bit less than half are undergraduates. Ranked #8 among national universities in the 2019 US News & World Report survey, the school is especially well known for its graduate programs; its Wharton School was the first post-graduate business school.
Schuylkill River: Boathouse Row
Philly Boathouse Row | DJI Mavic Pro

- Jeff Walrich - TK-...
- 1.7k VŪZ
15 - 17
- about 6 years ago
Top AirVuz contributor Jeff Walrich created this beautiful drone video of Philadelphia's historic Boathouse Row. The site is located on the eastern bank of the Schuylkill River, which defines the western boundary of the core of the city. It consists of a group of 15 boathouses, each of which is associated with one of the city's rowing and social clubs. These clubs have traditionally played an important part in the social life of the city, and the site continues to host annual rowing regattas.
Philly Sunrise Hyperlapse
Ben Franklin Bridge Sunrise Hyperlapse
- ChrisDantonio
- 3.3k VŪZ
19 - 26
- about 6 years ago
AirVuz contributor and pilot ChrisDantonio used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this beautiful aerial hyperlapse of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The video was shot from the perspective of the Ben Franklin Bridge looking westward toward the Central Business District. The longest bridge in the world when it opened in 1926, the span was the first in the city to cross the Delaware River. The skyscrapers of the CBD lie to the west of the historic city center, roughly between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.
FMC Tower, University City
FMC Tower at Sunrise in Philly
- ChrisDantonio
- 537 VŪZ
8 - 9
- almost 6 years ago
The construction of Philadelphia's Cira Centre South complex has transformed the look of the University City district, which sits on the west side of the Schuylkill River from the central business district. The complex includes two skyscrapers, the taller of which is the 49 story FMC Tower. With an architectural height of just under 225 meters (724 ft.) it's the city's #7 building by height as of 2019. The tower was completed in 2016, two years after the center's shorter Evo tower was finished.
Philly Art Museum: In the Steps of Rocky
Philadelphia Art Museum Hyperlapse
- ChrisDantonio
- 985 VŪZ
10 - 12
- about 6 years ago
Contributor ChrisDantonio used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this awesome hyperlapse of Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the most iconic sights in this city on the US East Coast. The building opened in 1928, on the scenic Ben Franklin Parkway. The building was a filming location for the 1976 blockbuster movie (and multiple Academy Award winner) Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone; the scene where Rocky climbs the steps of the museum is considered one of the most famous in the history of film.
The William Penn Statue and City Hall
360 Corkscrew around Billy Penn and City Hall in Philly
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.8k VŪZ
18 - 22
- over 5 years ago
Contributor ChrisDantonio created this beautiful 360 degree aerial view of one of the great landmarks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: the statue of William Penn atop City Hall. City Hall was completed in 1901 in Center City, Philadelphia's central business district. The height of the building, including the statue, is 167 meters (just under 550 ft.). When completed, it was the tallest habitable building in the world. It remained the city's tallest building until a "gentlemen's agreement" on this point was lifted in the 1980's.
Villanova University
Villanova University, Pennsylvania

- Chris Bonanno
- 736 VŪZ
16 - 10
- over 5 years ago
Contributor Chris Bonanno used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this aerial tour of Villanova University in eastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1842, the private university is located in the eponymously named town, which is one of the Main Line suburbs northwest of downtown Philadelphia. The university's enrollment is about 11,000, around 2/3 of which is undergraduate. The school was recently ranked amongst the top 50 national universities in the US News & World Report annual college rankings.
The Port of Philadelphia
The Port of Philadelphia

- Chris Bonanno
- 355 VŪZ
14 - 10
- over 5 years ago
Located at the head of Delaware Bay, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has always been an important port city. While the City of Brotherly Love is no longer the manufacturing powerhouse it once was, its seaport and those of the neighboring cities together constitute one of the larger port areas in the eastern United States. In this drone video by contributor and pilot Chris Bonano, you'll get a bird's eye view of the port facilities along the western side of the Delaware River, just south of the Walt Whitman Bridge.
Lemon Hill Mansion
Fall in Philly at the Lemon Hill Mansion
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.5k VŪZ
19 - 16
- over 6 years ago
Lemon Hill is a historic mansion located in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, the city's largest. The landmark was built in the early 19th century by Henry Pratt, one of the city's leading merchants. It sits on a site overlooking the east bank of the Schuylkill River, near Boathouse Row. The mansion was extensively restored in the early 20th century and in 1972 it was placed on the USA's National Historic Register. You can see this historic site in this drone video by contributor and pilot Chris Dantonio.
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club, Pennsylvania (East Course)

- Chris Bonanno
- 1.1k VŪZ
18 - 12
- over 5 years ago
Located in the Main Line suburbs west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Merion Golf Club's East Course is one of the USA's top golf courses. Designed after several well known English and Scottish courses, it opened in 1912. The course has hosted five US Open Championships, and it was here that Bobby Jones clinched the Grand Slam by winning the US Amateur Championship in 1930. Contributor Chris Bonanno created this drone video of the course, which was #6 in the 2019 Golf Digest ranking of the top 100 USA courses.
Wilmington: Philadelphia's Sister City
Downtown Wilmington Drone Edit
- Cooper Neel
- 292 VŪZ
12 - 9
- almost 5 years ago
Check out this fantastic edit of drone footage of Wilmington, Delaware, compliments of AirVuz contributor Cooper Neel. The largest city in the first state admitted to the American Union, Wilmington lies at the confluence of two important Delaware River tributaries. One of the only spots in the USA to have been colonized by Sweden, Wilmington became one of America's most important cities for shipbuilding and later (through hometown DuPont) explosives. The historic city is now considered part of Greater Philadelphia.
The Waterfront of Camden, New Jersey
American Water Building, Camden NJ

- Latitude 360°
- 370 VŪZ
9 - 7
- over 5 years ago
Camden, New Jersey is one of the most important cities in the Greater Philadelphia area. Located across the Delaware River from Central Philadelphia, Camden has a rich industrial heritage. Following years of decline, the city is in the midst of a US $1 billion renovation of its waterfront. In this drone video by Latitude 360°, you'll get a bird's eye view of one of the centerpieces of the redevelopment: the new headquarters building for American Water Works, the USA's largest privately-owned water utility company.
The Ben Franklin Bridge
Big Ben Franklin Bridge
- JD Drone
- 665 VŪZ
14 - 10
- over 4 years ago
Check out this excellent drone video of Philadelphia's famous Ben Franklin Bridge, compliments of AirVuz contributor JD Drone. Originally known as the Delaware River, it connects Pennsylvania's largest city with its suburbs in New Jersey. When it opened in 1926 to coincide with the USA's 150th birthday, its 530 meter (roughly 1.75k ft.) main span was the longest in the world. The total length of the suspension bridge is 2.9k meters or about 9.6k ft. It's now one of four bridges to cross the Delaware River.
City Hall at Christmastime
Philly Christmas Hyperlapse
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.4k VŪZ
15 - 17
- about 6 years ago
Celebrate the holidays with this short but sweet dronelapse video! ChrisDantonio highlights all the Christmas cheer, Philly-style, in this bedazzling hyperlapse drone video. As he soars high above City Hall in Philadelphia with his DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, all the festive holiday lights shimmer and glimmer brightly amongst the routine sparkle of the city. City Hall is one of the city's most recognized landmarks; the William Penn statue atop it served as the unofficial "ceiling" for buildings in the city for three quarters of a century.
Temple University
Sunsets and Skylines in 4K || Temple U || TarcyVision

- tarcy_vision
- 1.1k VŪZ
17 - 11
- almost 7 years ago
Contributor Tarcy_Vision gives us this awesome aerial view of Temple University in the Mid-Atlantic city of Philadelphia. Founded in 1884, it's one of the largest universities in Pennsylvania. It's located in a neighborhood of North Philadelphia, more or less equidistant from the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. Its extensive professional schools graduate a large number of lawyers, pharmacists, engineers, and other professionals, many of whom find jobs in the Philadelphia area.
Fairmount Park
Desmoid Tumor Foundation's Running for Answers at Philadelphia Fairmount Park

- Latitude 360°
- 307 VŪZ
15 - 8
- over 5 years ago
Fairmount Park is the largest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It sits on both sides of the Schuylkill River northwest of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Comparable to New York's Central Park in terms of importance to its host city, the original land was purchased by the City of Philadelphia before the Civil War. Here's a great aerial video of the famous park, compliments of Latitude 360°. The event which he filmed here was a run to benefit research studying on a type of connective tissue tumor.
BNY Mellon Center
Philly Skyline

- FallRisk
- 861 VŪZ
11 - 9
- over 1 year ago
For decades, the skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was limited by an informal agreement that no building could exceed the height of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall - 548 ft. (167 m). In this excellent drone video by FallRisk, you'll get a nighttime aerial view of one of the first skyscrapers to exceed this threshold - the 54 story BNY Mellon Center. Originally the Mellon Bank Center when it opened in 1990, it stands 792 ft. tall (241 m), excluding its spire. As of 2023, it's Philadelphia's fifth-tallest building.
Winter Drone Views of Philly
Philadelphia in Winter

- Deniz
- 1.4k VŪZ
20 - 19
- almost 7 years ago
Take a tour of the great American city of Philadelphia, compliments of contributor Deniz. The video opens with a great shot of City Hall; opened in 1901, for almost nine decades, no building was permitted to exceed the height of the William Penn statue atop it. The video also features some great aerial footage of other parts of the city, such as the new Comcast Technology Center (now the tallest building on the East Coast outside of New York), the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Art Museum, and more.
Philadelphia under Quarantine
Philadelphia Covid-19 Night - March 2020

- scottmattes
- 1.1k VŪZ
9 - 13
- almost 5 years ago
AirVuz contributor and pilot scottmattes put together this moving drone video from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the City of Brotherly Love was in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Spring of 2020. Located just 150 km (around 90 mi.) south of New York City, the worldwide epicenter of the crisis, Philadelphia was fairly hard-hit by the virus and went into a state of near-shutdown. The nighttime video, dedicated to the city's first-line responders, captures the eerie scenes of this strange time in Philadelphia's long history.
Central Philly Nighttime Drone Views
Aerial Drone Video of Center City Philadelphia at Night
- bkushner
- 1.1k VŪZ
13 - 16
- over 7 years ago
Check out this fantastic nighttime drone video of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, compliments of bkushner. Most of the video was shot facing west toward the recently-set sun, initially from the perspective of the Delaware River which marks the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its east. It beautifully captures Philadelphia's central city, which lines up in a roughly east-west axis connecting the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. You'll also see some epic footage of Delaware's Ben Franklin Bridge, briefly the world's longest.
Philly Fly-Over
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4K Drone Footage

- nemsto.de
- 979 VŪZ
11 - 9
- over 3 years ago
First-time AirVuz contributor nemsto.de brings us this excellent drone video from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The video opens with shots of the Ben Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River, followed by the William Penn statue atop City Hall. At about the 1:10 mark, you'll fly past the two Comcast skyscrapers which now dominate the Philadelphia skyline. At the 1:55 mark, you'll fly past the now-mothballed USS United States passenger ship, followed by some shots over the Schuylkill River just east of the CBD.
Haverford College
Haverford College, Pennsylvania

- Chris Bonanno
- 633 VŪZ
17 - 8
- over 5 years ago
Haverford College is one of the USA's top private liberal arts schools; in 2019, it was tied for the #11 spot in the US News & World Report annual rankings for undergraduate-oriented liberal arts colleges. The school is located in the town of the same name in the heart of the Main Line suburban area northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1833 by a Quaker group, althoyugh Haverford no longer has any religious affiliation. Its student body numbers about 1,350.
Mothballed Cruise Ship: SS United States
Grand old Gal

- Smith Cinematic Ae...
- 507 VŪZ
14 - 10
- almost 8 years ago
When it was launched in 1952, the USS United States was one of the most impressive ocean liners in the world. The largest ship ever constructed in the USA, the vessel set numerous Atlantic crossing speed records. In 1996, the ship was essentially mothballed by being parked in the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this drone video by contributor and pilot PO3SMITH, you'll get a bird's eye view of the vessel, which was designed to be converted to use as a troop carrier in the event of war.
FPV: Philly Holiday Lights
Holiday Fly-Through - Franklin Square Light Show
- Nick Lang Media
- 1.3k VŪZ
18 - 19
- about 4 years ago
Get in the Holiday mood with this excellent first person view (FPV) drone video of a Christmas lights display in Philadelphia, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Nick Lang Media. He filmed the annual Holiday Light Show at Franklin Square, one of the main public squares in the City of Brotherly Love. The square is located in the Center City District, just south of I-676 and just to the northwest of Constitution Plaza. This video was picked for the AirVuz FPV Pilots to Watch list in December, 2020.
Pine Valley Golf Course
Pine Valley Golf Course, New Jersey

- Chris Bonanno
- 2.0k VŪZ
22 - 15
- over 5 years ago
Pine Valley Golf Club is situated in Camden County, New Jersey, in suburban Philadelphia. Three times in the last decade (including in 2019), the course has appeared in the #1 spot in the highly influential Golf Digest annual ranking of the USA's top 100 golf courses. Completed in 1913, no less an authority than Robert Trent Jones has called Pine Valley the toughest golf course in the world. You can check out this famous course from a bird's eye perspective in this drone video by Chris Bonanno.
More More Philly Drone Videos
SS United States
- laszlobagi
- 152 VŪZ
9 - 4
- over 4 years ago
Philly at Night 2018
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.6k VŪZ
22 - 26
- about 7 years ago
Philly Flight
- ChrisDantonio
- 336 VŪZ
8 - 5
- almost 8 years ago
Philadelphia museum of art

- Macoman
- 719 VŪZ
10 - 11
- over 7 years ago
"Project Philly"

- Bruce_Johnson4th
- 180 VŪZ
11 - 9
- over 7 years ago
Historic Tugboat Jupiter

- Smith Cinematic Ae...
- 396 VŪZ
12 - 9
- almost 7 years ago
ROCKY STEPS & PHILLY DRONE SHOT!

- dpirch531
- 241 VŪZ
6 - 6
- almost 8 years ago
PHILLY TOUR 2018
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.4k VŪZ
18 - 16
- almost 7 years ago
Philadelphia from the Sky
- ChrisDantonio
- 1.3k VŪZ
20 - 21
- over 7 years ago
Hometown Highlights: Cherry Hill, NJ

- Berco_aerial
- 129 VŪZ
9 - 5
- about 7 years ago