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Terminal 1 Parking Plaza

Park in our Terminal 1 Parking Plaza for easy access to airlines serving Terminal 1 including Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and Frontier Airlines.

We encourage you to plan ahead for your trip to the airport. Be sure to get here early and allow time for increased airport traffic along the way.

Terminal 1 Parking Plaza Features (Stage 1)

  • Over 1.1 million square feet
  • 5 levels with express ramps
  • 2,834 parking spaces
  • Max height is 9’-6” at Level 1 and 8'-4” at Levels 2-5
  • 519 parking stalls designated for “Clean Vehicles” – such as carpool, electric/alternative fuel, & fuel-efficient vehicles
  • 20 close-in, short-duration parking stalls available for meters & greeters
  • No-cost tire inflation station
  • Intuitive color-based wayfinding
  • Advanced parking guidance system

Full Build (Stage 2)

  • Nearly 2 million square feet
  • 5 levels with express ramps
  • 5,230 parking stalls total
  • 20 close-in, short-duration parking stalls available for meeters & greeters
  • 1,023 parking stalls designated for “Clean Vehicles” – such as carpool, electric/alternative fuel, & fuel-efficient vehicles
  • 185 EV charging ports
  • No-cost tire inflation station
  • Intuitive color-based wayfinding
  • Advanced parking guidance system
  • 284 bicycle parking spots
  • Rideshare vehicle hold lot

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

  • 34 charging ports available on opening day
  • An additional 31 charging ports will be added by the end of October 2024
  • A total of 185 charging ports will be available by the conclusion of Stage 2

Clean Vehicle Parking

  • Electric Vehicle (EV) stalls are parking spaces intended to be used by customers to charge their vehicles.  Vehicles eligible to use these stalls include battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
  • Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) stalls provide parking spaces for vehicles that reduce petroleum usage and related emissions by using advanced technologies and fuels, including, but not limited to, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, natural gas, or fuel cell vehicles.
  • Clean Air/Vanpool/EV stalls provide parking spaces for customers with “Clean Air Vehicles,” which include low-emitting, fuel-efficient, carpool/vanpool, and electric vehicles. 
  • Low Emission, Fuel Efficient (LEFE) stalls provide parking spaces for vehicles that have at least a score of 45 on the ACEEE Annual Vehicle Rating Guide (aceee.org), or are listed in the EPA SmartWay Elite program (epa.gov/greenvehicles).  High-occupancy vehicles are not permitted to park in LEFE stalls. 

Benefits

  • Easy access to Terminal 1
  • Touch-free parking - quick, safe, easy
  • 10-minute grace period
  • Hourly rates are available for the first 24 hours
  • Security lit, fenced-in parking, patrolled 24/7
  • Highly trained, professional staff
  • Cashier-less payments (All exit lanes are automated. You may pay by VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diner’s Club, Apple Pay, and Google Wallet at the automated exit lanes or payment kiosks. If paying cash, you must use a kiosk.)
  • Covered parking

Short-term Parking Option:

To access Level 1 of the Terminal 1 Parking Plaza, bear left after passing the entry gates. There will be 20 one-hour, short-term parking spaces available on Level 1. The parking section is ideal for anyone picking up or dropping off passengers such as older adults, people with disabilities, and unaccompanied minors, who need help getting to or from their gate. (Please coordinate wheelchair or electric cart service directly with airlines.) To access the designated 1-Hour Parking Zone, enter the Terminal 1 Parking Plaza and follow signage to the short-term parking area. Please refer to “Hourly Rates” below for pricing.

Vehicles in the spaces after one hour will be cited. If vehicles are not moved by the 2nd hour in the space, they will be towed at the owner’s expense.

Current Pricing

Daily rate: $38 per every 24 hours or any portion thereof

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Hourly Rates

$2.50 for every 15 min

EV Charging Rate

Per Session Fee: $1.00
Usage: $0.55 per kWh


Contact Information:

Customer Service & Parking Management

Email: SANparking@spplus.com

SP+ Parking

Phone: 619-291-2087

Location

Add: 3501 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

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