Pickup and drop-off at John Wayne Orange County International Airport
Santa Ana, United StatesIATA: SNAICAO: KSNA
Current airport: SNA
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at John Wayne Orange County International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Curb at the Thomas F. Riley Terminal
Kiss & Ride
Where
Arrival (lower) Level curb, Thomas F. Riley Terminal (right by the terminal) · Departure (upper) Level curb, Thomas F. Riley Terminal (right by the terminal)
Picking upPermittedYou can also pick up passengers at the curb; the white curb is for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. Numbered columns on the Arrival (lower) Level roadway help you locate your passenger. After 9:00 a.m., the airport encourages picking up arriving passengers from the Departure (upper) Level roadway, which is then less congested than the Arrival (lower) Level.
WaitingNot permittedThere is no waiting allowed curbside at the Arrival (lower) Level or Departure (upper) Level of the Thomas F. Riley Terminal. When picking up passengers, you can wait free of charge in the cell phone waiting lot.
Cell Phone Waiting Area
Park and come inside
Where
Cell Phone Waiting Area, south of Parking Structure C near the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Campus Drive
WaitingPermittedWhen picking up passengers, you can temporarily park and wait in your vehicle, free of charge, until your arriving passengers call or text that they are ready for pick-up. The lot has 18 designated spaces; van-accessible spaces are also available there. Please note: a trailer will be temporarily staged in the lot during construction for the Capital Improvement Program, so parking there will be limited.
Terminal Parking
Park and come inside
Where
Parking Structures A1 and A2, adjacent to and directly across from Terminal A (right by the terminal) · Parking Structure B2, directly across from Terminal B (right by the terminal) · Parking Structure C, adjacent to Terminal C (right by the terminal)
MeetingPermittedWhen picking up passengers, it is best to park in the Terminal Parking Structures; dedicated two-hour parking spaces are available on the lower level of the A1, B2 and C structures. Greeters can then wait for their party either in the ticket counter area on the Departure (upper) Level or in the baggage claim area on the Arrival (lower) Level. Parking is paid.
Dropping someone off
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Curb at the Thomas F. Riley Terminal
Kiss & Ride
Where
Arrival (lower) Level curb, Thomas F. Riley Terminal (right by the terminal) · Departure (upper) Level curb, Thomas F. Riley Terminal (right by the terminal)
Dropping offPermittedYou can drop off passengers at the curb, but the white curb is for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers only.
WaitingNot permittedThere is no waiting allowed curbside at the Arrival (lower) Level or Departure (upper) Level of the Thomas F. Riley Terminal. When picking up passengers, you can wait free of charge in the cell phone waiting lot.
Cell Phone Waiting Area
Park and come inside
Where
Cell Phone Waiting Area, south of Parking Structure C near the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Campus Drive
WaitingPermittedWhen picking up passengers, you can temporarily park and wait in your vehicle, free of charge, until your arriving passengers call or text that they are ready for pick-up. The lot has 18 designated spaces; van-accessible spaces are also available there. Please note: a trailer will be temporarily staged in the lot during construction for the Capital Improvement Program, so parking there will be limited.
This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.
