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Toronto Pearson smoking area: Before security added: 10 marked outdoor smoking areas on all levels of Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, set back from the doors
Toronto Pearson smoking area: After security added: None – smoking and vaping only in the outdoor areas outside the terminals
Toronto Pearson smoking area: Policy changed from Smoke-free and vape-free environment inside terminal buildings at all times; smoking only in designated outdoor areas to Cannabis smoking or vaping is banned everywhere on airport grounds; staff will move anyone smoking outside the marked areas
Toronto Pearson cell phone lot: Price added: Free for up to 45 minutes
Toronto Pearson cell phone lot: Time limit added: 45 minutes
Toronto Pearson cell phone lot: Rules added: Stay with your vehicle; roadside waiting on terminal approaches earns an $85 notice by post
Toronto Pearson cell phone lot: Address added: Free Waiting Area 1 and 2 off Network Road, reached from Viscount Road; Area 2 has EV charging
Toronto Pearson cell phone lot: Amenities added: High-speed EV charging in Free Waiting Area 2
Toronto Pearson cell phone lot: Directions added: From the west: east on Viscount Road, left at Network Road, right into Area 1. From the east: west on Viscount, right at Network, right again
Vancouver cell phone lot: Address added: Small lot across from jetSet Parking on Aviation Avenue, off Grant McConachie Way
Vancouver cell phone lot: Price changed from complimentary to Free (complimentary)
Calgary cell phone lot: Rules added: No unattended vehicles; 60-minute maximum stay
Calgary cell phone lot: Directions added: Pick up domestic arrivals between Doors 4 and 7, international between Doors 16 and 17; the lot is off Airport Drive
Calgary cell phone lot: Price added: free
Calgary cell phone lot: Time limit added: 60 minutes
Calgary smoking area: Before security added: Outside the terminals in designated areas: Doors 1, 7 and 17 on both Arrivals and Departures levels
Calgary smoking area: After security added: None
Calgary smoking area: Policy added: Medical marijuana can be smoked at all designated smoking areas with current ID and appropriate medical documentation
Calgary smoking area: Vaping added: Vaping is permitted only in designated outdoor areas: Doors 1, 7 and 17 on both Arrivals and Departures levels
Toronto Pearson smoking area: Policy added: Smoke-free and vape-free environment inside terminal buildings at all times; smoking only in designated outdoor areas
Toronto Pearson smoking area: Vaping added: Vape-free environment inside terminal buildings; vaping only in designated outdoor areas
Vancouver cell phone lot: Price added: complimentary
Vancouver cell phone lot: Directions added: turn right onto Aviation Avenue and take an immediate left into the waiting area, follow road signs marked YVR's Cell Phone Waiting Area
Atlanta smoking area: Before security added: Outdoor smoking zones at least 25 feet from the terminal doors: Domestic North (LN1, LN2, N1, between N3–N4), Domestic South (LS1, LS2, S1–S2, S4–S5, S6), International (D1, D3, A1, A3)
Atlanta smoking area: After security added: None – smoking and vaping are banned inside the airport by City of Atlanta ordinance (2020)
Atlanta smoking area: Policy added: Smoke-free inside; under-18s may not use the outdoor smoking zones
Atlanta smoking area: Vaping added: Vaping is banned inside the airport, same as smoking
Miami smoking area: Before security added: Outside the terminals on Level 1 (arrivals) and Level 2 (departures), across the street from Concourses D, E, F, H and J
Miami smoking area: After security added: Yes – the TGI Friday's smoking lounge in Concourse D near Gate D-36
Miami smoking area: Policy added: Smoke only in the curbside areas across the street from the terminal, or in the Concourse D lounge
Denver smoking area: Before security added: West Side of Jeppesen Terminal (Level 4 – Doors 400 and 416; Level 5 – Doors 500 and 516; Level 6 – Door 616) and East Side of Jeppesen Terminal (Level 4 – Doors 401 and 417; Level 5 – Door 517; Level 6 – Doors 601 and 617) and DEN Plaza
Denver smoking area: After security added: None
Denver smoking area: Policy added: Smoking not permitted anywhere inside the airport; designated areas outside terminal pre-security only
Denver smoking area: Vaping added: Vaping not permitted anywhere inside the airport
Detroit cell phone lot: Address added: Two lots, DTW North Cell Phone Lot and DTW South Cell Phone Lot, one at each end of the airport
Detroit cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Detroit cell phone lot: Rules added: Wait in the lot rather than at the curb; collect your traveler once they are curbside with their bags
Tampa cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Tampa cell phone lot: Directions changed from Direct vehicular access via George J Bean Parkway to Direct vehicular access from George J Bean Parkway
Tampa cell phone lot: Amenities added: Accessible parking, EV charging and restrooms; surface lot
Tampa cell phone lot: Restrooms added: Yes
Houston Bush cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Houston Bush cell phone lot: Hours added: Open 24 hours
Houston Bush cell phone lot: Rules added: Driver must remain with the vehicle; three lots: 17010 John F. Kennedy Blvd, 5703 and 4500 Will Clayton Pkwy
Reagan National cell phone lot: Address added: No cell phone lot – wait in the Terminal Garages instead, free for up to 60 minutes
Reagan National cell phone lot: Price added: Free for up to 60 minutes in the Terminal Garages; regular rates after that ( at 61 minutes)
Reagan National cell phone lot: Time limit added: 60 minutes free
Reagan National cell phone lot: Rules added: The garage grace period replaces the closed cell phone lot; garages connect indoors to the terminals
Tampa cell phone lot: Directions added: Direct vehicular access via George J Bean Parkway
Houston Bush cell phone lot: Address added: 17010 John F Kennedy Blvd
Houston Bush cell phone lot: Directions added: From John F. Kennedy Boulevard, take Rankin Road exit and continue north through four-way stop. Follow signs to Cell Phone Lot on right.
San Diego cell phone lot: Amenities added: convenient cell phone lot to avoid circling on airport roadways
MSP cell phone lot: Address added: 4921 Post Road, Minneapolis, MN 55450
MSP cell phone lot: Price added: complimentary
MSP cell phone lot: Distance to arrivals added: 0.2 miles apart
Denver cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Denver cell phone lot: Amenities added: Free Wi-Fi, Restrooms, Flight status monitors, Dining options (Dunkin', Schlotzsky's, Wendy's, Tia's, Auntie Anne's), Children's seating area, Adjacent Phillips 66 gas station
Denver cell phone lot: Address added: 7680 N. Wenatchee St., Denver, CO 80249
Denver cell phone lot: Hours added: Always Open
Denver cell phone lot: Directions added: From Peña Blvd (12 mi from I-70), take 75th Ave exit → left on Gun Club Rd → left on 77th Ave
Denver cell phone lot: Restrooms added: Yes
Philadelphia cell phone lot: Price added: free
Philadelphia cell phone lot: Time limit added: 60 minutes
Philadelphia cell phone lot: Distance to arrivals added: less than one minute drive
Philadelphia cell phone lot: Rules added: Drivers must stay with their vehicles in the lot
Philadelphia cell phone lot: Amenities added: space for 150 vehicles
Philadelphia cell phone lot: Restrooms added: not available in cell phone lot; use short-term parking for restroom access
BWI cell phone lot: Price added: free
BWI cell phone lot: Time limit added: 1 hour maximum
BWI cell phone lot: Address added: 1001 Scott Drive, Baltimore, MD 21240
Sea-Tac cell phone lot: Address added: 2623 S. 170th Street, Seatac, WA 98188
Sea-Tac cell phone lot: Amenities added: free WiFi
Sea-Tac cell phone lot: Time limit added: 20 minutes
Sea-Tac cell phone lot: Directions added: located directly across from the S. 170th Street exit of the Airport Expressway
Sea-Tac cell phone lot: Rules added: Drivers must stay with their vehicles. No parking or waiting allowed on airport roadway shoulders.
Raleigh-Durham cell phone lot: Address added: 1000 Trade Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560
Raleigh-Durham cell phone lot: Restrooms added: Not available at the lot
Raleigh-Durham cell phone lot: Distance to arrivals added: 3 minute drive
Orlando cell phone lot: Address added: 8730 Jeff Fuqua Blvd N
Orlando cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Orlando cell phone lot: Directions added: Exit right off Jeff Fuqua Blvd. onto Cargo Road then right again onto the north exit road ramp
Orlando cell phone lot: Distance to arrivals added: Less than 1 mile from Terminal A, 2 miles from Terminal B, 2.5 miles from Terminal C
Orlando cell phone lot: Restrooms added: Available
Orlando cell phone lot: Rules added: No commercial or unattended vehicles. Vehicles may not be left overnight
Kansas City cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Kansas City cell phone lot: Distance to arrivals added: A few minutes from the terminal
Kansas City cell phone lot: Rules added: Personal vehicles only; ride-share drivers use the separate lot at 684 Brasilia Ave
Atlanta cell phone lot: Address added: Park & Wait Lot, 1920 Autoport Drive, College Park, GA 30337 (renamed from Cell Phone Lot in May 2025)
Atlanta cell phone lot: Price added: Free
Atlanta cell phone lot: Rules added: For brief waits only while your traveler arrives; follow the Park and Wait signs on airport roads
Kansas City cell phone lot: Address added: 50 Bern St, at the corner of Bern Street and Tel Aviv Avenue, just north of the terminal
Kansas City cell phone lot: Amenities added: 167 spaces, three EV charging stations, two restroom stalls, emergency call station
Cincinnati cell phone lot: Rules added: Use caution entering and exiting while the CVG Airport Global Logistics Park is under construction
San Francisco cell phone lot: Price added: Free
San Francisco cell phone lot: Time limit added: 60 minutes
San Francisco cell phone lot: Hours added: 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
San Francisco cell phone lot: Address added: North McDonnell Rd. and San Bruno Ave., San Francisco, CA 94128
San Francisco cell phone lot: Distance to arrivals added: 5 minutes
San Francisco cell phone lot: Directions added: Accessible from South Airport Boulevard via San Bruno Avenue or Highway 380
Newark cell phone lot: Amenities added: more than 100 spaces and portable restrooms
LAX cell phone lot: Hours added: 24-hour
LAX cell phone lot: Directions added: Easily accessible from the north and east by motorists using La Tijera, Sepulveda, Manchester and Century Boulevards to access LAX
JFK cell phone lot: Terminal added: Closest to Terminals 5, 7, and 8
JFK cell phone lot: Rules added: Must stay in vehicle at all times
Atlanta cell phone lot: Directions added: From I-85 North: Take Domestic Terminal Exit, proceed onto Autoport Drive, follow signs. From I-85 South: Take Domestic Terminal Exit, follow signs to ATL West Parking/Rental Car Center, stay in far-right lane. From Camp Creek Parkway: Take Atlanta Airport Exit, follow signs to ATL West Parking/Rental Car Center, stay in far-right lane.
Charlotte cell phone lot: Rules added: All drivers are required to remain with their vehicles while in the lot
Charlotte cell phone lot: Amenities added: Handicap accessible
Cincinnati cell phone lot: Address added: 3401 Loomis Rd. Hebron, KY 41048
Cincinnati cell phone lot: Directions added: From I-275 via KY 212 – Follow signs to Cell Phone Lot. I-275 to Exit 4B onto KY 212 West Follow KY 212 to airport where it becomes Terminal Drive Follow signs for Arrivals and Hotel or Cell Phone Lot Right onto Hotel Drive CVG Cell Phone Lot straight ahead
O'Hare cell phone lot: Time limit added: 15 minute parking limit
O'Hare cell phone lot: Directions added: From City of Chicago: Take Bessie Coleman Dr. Exit. From Mannheim Rd.: Merge onto I-190 West, take Bessie Coleman Dr. Exit. From Terminals 1-3: Continue on I-190 East, exit toward Mannheim Rd./Terminal 5, turn left onto Bessie Coleman Dr., continue 0.2 miles, turn right. From Terminal 5: Head North on Bessie Coleman Dr., continue 0.3 miles, turn right.
O'Hare cell phone lot: Rules added: Curbside waiting is prohibited. Unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed at owner's expense.
Cardiff pick-up: Forecourt pick-up added: £4.50 for up to 10 minutes; £6 to 20 minutes; £9 to 1 hour; £20 to 2 hours
Cardiff pick-up: Free waiting area added: Car Park 2 drop off and pick up area, first 20 minutes free
Cardiff pick-up: Free waiting time added: 20 minutes
Cardiff pick-up: Arrivals forecourt rule added: Follow the signs to the pick-up points; do not wait on the approach roads
Cardiff drop-off charge: Charge added: £4.50 for the first 10 minutes, then £4.50 per 10 minutes; £6 to 20 minutes, £9 to 1 hour
Cardiff drop-off charge: Free time added: None – £4.50 from entry
Cardiff drop-off charge: Applies to added: The Drop Off Zone directly outside the terminal; no dropping off on the approach roads
Cardiff drop-off charge: Penalty if unpaid added: Unattended vehicles may be removed
Cardiff drop-off charge: Free alternative added: Car Park 2 drop off and pick up area, first 20 minutes free
Cardiff drop-off charge: Free time limit added: 20 minutes
Bournemouth pick-up: Forecourt pick-up changed from £8.00 to £8 for up to 30 minutes in the Express Drop-off/Pick-up Area; £15 to 1 hour; maximum stay 4 hours
Bournemouth pick-up: Short stay price added: Car Park 2 and Express area: £8 up to 30 minutes, £15 for 30–60 minutes, £20 for 1–4 hours
Bournemouth pick-up: Free waiting time changed from 30 to None – £8 from entry
Bournemouth pick-up: Meeting point added: Express Drop-off/Pick-up Area opposite the terminal, to meet passengers coming out of arrivals
Belfast International pick-up: Forecourt pick-up added: £5 for up to 10 minutes in the drop off zone opposite the terminal; £8 to 20 minutes; £13 to 1 hour
Belfast International pick-up: Meeting point added: Short Stay Car Park if you want to meet passengers in the arrivals hall
Belfast International pick-up: Arrivals forecourt rule added: Cars must not be left unattended in the drop off zone; pay at the machine on exit
Belfast International drop-off charge: Charge added: £5 for up to 10 minutes; £8 to 20 minutes; £13 to 1 hour; £60 over an hour
Belfast International drop-off charge: Free time added: None – £5 from entry
Belfast International drop-off charge: Applies to added: The drop off zone directly opposite the terminal; cars must not be left unattended
Belfast International drop-off charge: Pay by added: Pay on exit at the coin or card machine
Belfast International drop-off charge: How to pay changed from coin bin/card machine to Coins or card at the exit machine
Southampton pick-up: Forecourt pick-up changed from £7 for 20 minutes to £7 for 20 minutes in the Express Drop Off / pick-up area of the short stay car park
Southampton pick-up: Free waiting time changed from 20 minutes to None – the airport has no free pick-up or drop-off option
Southampton pick-up: Free waiting area added: None
Southampton pick-up: Arrivals forecourt rule added: Blue Badge holders arriving by taxi should tell the car park company; short stay roll-up rates apply at exit
Belfast International smoking area: After security added: None – no smoking in the terminal building or on the apron
East Midlands smoking area: After security changed from near Castle Rock to Yes – outdoor airside smoking area near Castle Rock in the departure lounge
East Midlands smoking area: Policy added: Smoking only in the designated outdoor areas; the airside one is reached after security via Castle Rock
Aberdeen smoking area: After security changed from adjacent to the main departure lounge, near gate 5 to Yes – paid shelter (£2) next to the main departure lounge near Gate 5
Aberdeen smoking area: Before security changed from directly outside the main terminal building and within the Granite City Beer Garden facility to Shelters directly outside the main terminal and in the Granite City Beer Garden
Aberdeen smoking area: Policy added: £50 fixed penalty for smoking outside the designated areas; airside shelter costs £2
Cardiff smoking area: Before security added: outside the terminal
Cardiff smoking area: After security added: airside in the departure lounge
Cardiff smoking area: Policy added: no smoking policy inside any building
Cardiff smoking area: Vaping added: electronic cigarettes not permitted inside the terminal building
Southampton smoking area: Policy added: In line with UK law, smoking is not permitted inside the airport buildings.
Southampton smoking area: Before security added: designated smoking area outside the terminal, on the central forecourt
Southampton smoking area: After security added: None
Aberdeen smoking area: After security added: adjacent to the main departure lounge, near gate 5
Aberdeen smoking area: Before security added: directly outside the main terminal building and within the Granite City Beer Garden facility
Belfast International smoking area: Policy added: Smoking is not permitted in the terminal building and especially outdoors while approaching or leaving an aircraft
Belfast International smoking area: Before security added: Outside the main terminal building before you enter
East Midlands smoking area: After security added: near Castle Rock
East Midlands smoking area: Vaping added: E-cigarettes are forbidden within the Airport
Leeds Bradford smoking area: Before security added: outside the terminal before security
Leeds Bradford smoking area: After security added: None
Leeds Bradford smoking area: Policy added: zero-tolerance policy for smoking indoors in terminal
Leeds Bradford smoking area: Vaping added: Electronic cigarettes permitted only in designated smoking area; illegal to vape indoors
Exeter smoking area: Policy added: Smoking and vaping (or the use of e-cigarettes), is not permitted in any part of the airport
Exeter smoking area: Before security added: None
Exeter smoking area: After security added: None
Exeter smoking area: Vaping added: Vaping or the use of e-cigarettes is not permitted in any part of the airport
East Midlands drop-off charge: Charge changed from As displayed on signage at and around the Rapid Drop-off and on website to £5 for the first 15 minutes, then £1 per minute up to a 30-minute maximum (Rapid Drop-Off, from 1 May 2025)
East Midlands drop-off charge: Free alternative changed from Short Stay 1 car park or Long Stay car park to Mid stay car park, free for up to an hour, ten-minute walk or free shuttle bus
East Midlands drop-off charge: Free time limit added: 1 hour
East Midlands drop-off charge: Pay online added: https://pay.eastmidlandsairport.com
East Midlands drop-off charge: Pay by phone changed from 03452 221517 to 0345 222 1517
Exeter drop-off charge: Charge added: £8 for up to 15 minutes in Car Park P1
Exeter drop-off charge: Free time changed from 30 to None in Car Park P1 – £8 from entry
Exeter drop-off charge: Applies to added: Car Park P1 next to the terminal; no stopping on the approach roads
Exeter drop-off charge: Free alternative added: Car Park P4, free for up to 30 minutes
Exeter drop-off charge: Free time limit added: 30 minutes
Exeter drop-off charge: Blue Badge exemption added: Blue Badge holders and drivers collecting reduced-mobility passengers may use Car Park P1
Belfast City drop-off charge: Free time changed from 10 to None – £4 minimum charge covers the first 10 minutes
Belfast City drop-off charge: Charge changed from £4.00 to £4 minimum for the first 10 minutes (Express Drop Off and Pick Up)
Aberdeen drop-off charge: Free time changed from 15 to None – £7 from entry (covers up to 15 minutes)
Aberdeen drop-off charge: Charge changed from £7.00 to £7 for up to 15 minutes
East Midlands drop-off charge: Location added: Rapid Drop-Off area located directly outside the terminal
East Midlands drop-off charge: Pay by added: Midnight the following day
East Midlands drop-off charge: Penalty if unpaid added: £100, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days
East Midlands drop-off charge: Pay by phone added: 03452 221517
East Midlands drop-off charge: Free alternative added: Short Stay 1 car park or Long Stay car park
East Midlands drop-off charge: Blue Badge exemption added: Up to 30 minutes free at Short Stay 1; up to 60 minutes free at Long Stay 2
East Midlands drop-off charge: Charge added: As displayed on signage at and around the Rapid Drop-off and on website
East Midlands drop-off charge: Free time added: 0
East Midlands pick-up: Free alternative added: Blue Badge holders get up to 30 minutes free at Short Stay 1, and up to 60 minutes free at Long Stay 2
East Midlands pick-up: Pay by added: Midnight the day after visit
East Midlands pick-up: Penalty if unpaid added: £100, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days
East Midlands pick-up: Forecourt pick-up added: Rapid Drop-Off charges apply - pay by midnight the following day
East Midlands pick-up: Pay online added: https://www.eastmidlandsairport.com/getting-to-and-from/pick-up-and-drop-off/
Southampton drop-off charge: Location added: Located undercover on the ground floor of the short stay car park, just a one-minute walk away from the main terminal
Southampton drop-off charge: Charge added: £7.00
Southampton drop-off charge: Free time added: 0
Southampton drop-off charge: How to pay added: credit/debit cards, contactless
Southampton drop-off charge: Free alternative added: Short Stay car park
Southampton pick-up: Forecourt pick-up added: £7 for 20 minutes
Southampton pick-up: Free waiting time added: 20 minutes