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Pickup and drop-off at Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City, United StatesIATA: SLCICAO: KSLC
Current airport: SLC

Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Salt Lake City International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

Picking someone up

Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.

  • Pick-up on the ground level

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Far left lane on the ground level in front of the terminal (pick-up) (right by the terminal)Maximum height: Up to 3.96 meters
    • Picking up: permittedThe far left lane on the ground level is for pick-up. There is a 13-foot height restriction to drive in front of the terminal to pick up passengers. The airport encourages drivers to wait for pick-up until passengers are at the curb, confirming with their arriving passenger via cell phone.

  • Park and Wait Lot

    Park and come inside
    Where: Park and Wait Lot, west of Terminal Drive, just southeast of the terminal
    • Waiting: permittedThe airport's free Park and Wait Lot allows drivers to wait for arriving passengers until they are ready to be picked up, as an alternative to circling the terminal or parking in the hourly/daily parking lot. Large electronic signs display flight arrival information; once the flight has arrived and time is allowed for luggage, the sign indicates "ready for pick up." The airport has an idle-free policy.

  • Senator Jake Garn Greeting Room

    Arrivals hall
    Where: Senator Jake Garn Greeting Room, second level next to the baggage claim area (inside the terminal)
    • Meeting: permittedAnyone picking up arriving passengers inside the airport is encouraged to wait in the Senator Jake Garn Greeting Room on the second level of the terminal, adjacent to the baggage claim area. Passengers arriving on domestic flights walk by it on their way to baggage claim. Passengers arriving on international flights exit on the ground level near the bottom of the escalators.

Dropping someone off

Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.

  • Drop-off on the elevated roadway

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Elevated roadway to the third level of the terminal (drop-off) (right by the terminal)
    • Dropping off: permittedSeparate pick-up and drop-off areas are available for arriving and departing passengers. The elevated roadway is for passenger drop-off for the third level of the terminal. To access this road, stay right on Terminal Drive when approaching the terminal.

  • Park and Wait Lot

    Park and come inside
    Where: Park and Wait Lot, west of Terminal Drive, just southeast of the terminal
    • Waiting: permittedThe airport's free Park and Wait Lot allows drivers to wait for arriving passengers until they are ready to be picked up, as an alternative to circling the terminal or parking in the hourly/daily parking lot. Large electronic signs display flight arrival information; once the flight has arrived and time is allowed for luggage, the sign indicates "ready for pick up." The airport has an idle-free policy.

This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.

Rates and current rules

Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.

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SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.