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Plan your trip at Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City, United StatesIATA: SLCICAO: KSLC

Getting to and from Salt Lake City International Airport: transport, parking, and where to pick someone up or drop them off. Every part links to the full information.

Transport

Where you arrive, with connections and frequency.

  • TramTRAX Green Line (UTA)Airport TRAX station, on the ground level outside the terminal on the east side (right by the terminal)

All transport to Salt Lake City International Airport

Parking

  • 3parking areas

All parking areas, with facts for each one

Picking someone up

Where someone gets in and where you can wait or meet.

  • Far left lane on the ground level in front of the terminal (pick-up)
    • 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 LotPark and come inside
    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, second level next to the baggage claim area
    • 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.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All pickup rules

Dropping someone off

A quick drop-off, or park and come inside.

  • Elevated roadway to the third level of the terminal (drop-off)
    • 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 LotPark and come inside
    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.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All drop-off rules

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

SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the official websites of the airport and the carriers on October 5, 2026.