Narrative:

I was working the final vector position at phl and later worked the north arrival sector; while phl was landing runway 27R and runway 35. The WX was VFR and the wind was between 010 degrees at 17 KTS to 040 degrees at 17 KTS and at times was gusting to 25 KTS. I feel that this was an unsafe situation because there are other runways at phl that would have had aircraft landing into the wind. I also feel that the FAA is putting capacity (the ability to land more aircraft) over safety; and by doing this caused numerous gars which put more aircraft into an already crowded airspace and also kept in an unsafe tailwind situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHL TRACON CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING RWY'S UTILIZATION GIVEN THE SURFACE WINDS; ALLEGING CAPACITY AS MGMNT'S DECIDING FACTOR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE FINAL VECTOR POS AT PHL AND LATER WORKED THE N ARR SECTOR; WHILE PHL WAS LNDG RWY 27R AND RWY 35. THE WX WAS VFR AND THE WIND WAS BTWN 010 DEGS AT 17 KTS TO 040 DEGS AT 17 KTS AND AT TIMES WAS GUSTING TO 25 KTS. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS AN UNSAFE SITUATION BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER RWYS AT PHL THAT WOULD HAVE HAD ACFT LNDG INTO THE WIND. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE FAA IS PUTTING CAPACITY (THE ABILITY TO LAND MORE ACFT) OVER SAFETY; AND BY DOING THIS CAUSED NUMEROUS GARS WHICH PUT MORE ACFT INTO AN ALREADY CROWDED AIRSPACE AND ALSO KEPT IN AN UNSAFE TAILWIND SITUATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.