01What this desk actually does
Three things, and it is worth being exact because the fourth thing is what most people assume.
- We take a run of dates and check what is open on them at the lots we work with on the airport mile.
- We quote the daily rate that applies to that length of stay, and say what can be added to it.
- We place the reservation with the operator and pass you their gate hours, their van hours and the number to call on the day.
The fourth thing, which we do not do: own the ground. No lot is ours, no van is ours, no attendant is on our payroll and no policy of ours covers a vehicle. The operator owns the ground and is responsible for the car. What this desk books, and what it refuses, is set out in full on one page.
- 1Send the datesTwo fields on this page, or eleven on the reservation form. Free quote, no obligation, and no card field anywhere on this site.
- 2We check the runNot one lot, several. What is open for that length of stay, at what daily rate, and in what grade of stall.
- 3You get the number that mattersA rate for your dates and the additions that apply, by return message or by telephone inside desk hours. Nothing is held yet.
- 4You agree, and it is placedThen the operator's address, gate hours, van hours and day of travel number come back. Change or cancel under the cancellation policy.
02The rate depends on how long the car stands, not on where it stands
This is the part that surprises people who have parked at bigger airports. In Tucson the distance question barely exists: the lots we work with sit on two streets within about half a mile to a mile and a half of the terminal, and a van ride is two to seven minutes each way. Nobody is choosing between a short walk and a long one.
What does change the number is time. Four bands, and a stay that crosses a band boundary is priced in the better band rather than the worse one.
| Length of stay | Days | What the band is for | From, per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under four days | 1 to 3 days | Usually the band where the airport's own front lots win. Read /airport-lots/ first. | $7.00 |
| Four to six days | 4 to 6 days | The first band where a reservation off the field starts to be worth the walk. | $6.25 |
| A week to two weeks | 7 to 13 days | Priced by the week rather than by the day at most lots on the airport mile. | $5.40 |
| A month and over | 28 days and up | Priced by the month, and the band that needs the most lead time in winter. | $4.10 |
Those are floors as of August 7, 2026, not quotes. The number that applies to your dates is confirmed by telephone or by return message before anything is held, and taxes and any addition belong to the operator. The rates page sets out every addition that can appear.
03Which band you are in decides almost everything
- Under four daysOften the band where the airport's own front lots win outright. We will say so rather than quote against them.
- A week to two weeksPriced by the week at most lots on the mile, and the band this desk is genuinely useful for.
- A month and overPriced by the month, and the band that needs the most lead time between January and March.
- All four bands comparedOne page with the bands side by side, including what changes at each boundary.
04The honest bit about the airport's own lots
The field's front lots are inexpensive, they sit under canopies and they are a walk from the terminal door. For a two or three day trip they are usually the right answer, and a desk that pretended otherwise would be lying to you inside its first paragraph.
So we say it plainly, on its own page, with no price list of theirs reprinted because those numbers go stale and are not ours to publish. Go and look at what the field charges before you book anything through us.
The airport's own lots, and when this desk is the wrong call.
05What the month does to a standing car
The second variable. A car left on open ground here in July is having a different week from the same car in February, and the calendar page goes through it month by month: what heat does to a vehicle nobody moves, which weeks the winter visitor season tightens local supply, and where lead time actually matters.
06What we do not claim
One flag on this desk is true and eight are false, and every one of the eight carries a written reason rather than a silence. This is published rather than buried because a claim without a block behind it is the fastest way to have an advertisement refused, and because you should be able to check us.
| Claim | Set to | Why |
|---|---|---|
free_quote | true | The rate request form is free and carries no obligation, and it is on the first screen and on the booking page. |
24_7 | false | There is nobody here at three in the morning. The hours are printed on every page and the weekend is closed. |
same_day | false | A same day request depends on an operator answering, and no operator on the airport mile has promised us that. |
licensed_insured | false | This desk holds no license and no insurance covering a vehicle. No number is printed because there is none, and the operator is the party responsible for the car. |
no_hidden_fees | false | The figures here are floors. Taxes and additions belong to the operator, so the promise would be theirs to keep and not ours. |
no_prepayment | false | Payment happens with the operator, and we do not set their terms. What we can say instead is checkable: no card is entered here. |
flexible_cancellation | false | The windows are the operator's, and they are printed rather than described as flexible. |
written_confirmation | false | What comes back from us is an answer to a request. The confirmation of a held stall comes from the operator. |
nationwide | false | One airport and one mile of ground beside it. The service areas page names the towns it covers and names what is outside. |
07Questions people ask before reserving
- Daily ratesEvery band, and every addition that can appear on top of a floor.
- Changing or cancellingThe windows, whose they are, and what a changed flight does.
- Eight questionsWhether a card is needed, what happens if a flight moves, who is responsible for the car.
- Speak to a specialistOne telephone, one mailbox, and the hours they are worked.