Tips to Ease Thanksgiving Travel at PHX

Nov. 17, 2025

Tips to Ease Thanksgiving Travel at PHX

Reserve parking, use PHX Sky Train® for passenger drop-off and pick-up amongst helpful suggestions

PHOENIX – As Thanksgiving approaches, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and its pleasant volunteer Navigators, who this yr have fun their twenty fifth anniversary, are making ready to welcome 1000’s of vacation vacationers. Known as one of many busiest journey durations of the yr, the times main as much as and following Thanksgiving carry vital will increase in each passenger quantity and roadway congestion.

To assist vacationers get pleasure from a easy airport expertise, Phoenix Sky Harbor is sharing suggestions and reminders, emphasizing that planning forward could make all of the distinction. Travelers may also get pleasure from some vacation cheer by means of the airport’s Days of Gratitude program, with occasions on Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 11 and Dec. 16, that includes giveaways, actions and festive enjoyable.

Reserve parking early

Reserve parking prematurely at skyharbor.com/parking. Spaces fill rapidly throughout the holidays, and a reservation helps guarantee availability. Even with a reservation, enable additional time to park and attain your terminal.

Plan forward

Before heading to the airport, passengers and people choosing up on the airport ought to test their flight standing with their airline. If flying domestically, arrive a minimum of two hours early. For worldwide journey, enable a minimum of three hours.

Avoid congestion with PHX Sky Train^® and cellphone tons

Bypass visitors instantly exterior the terminals by choosing up or dropping off vacationers on the twenty fourth Street or forty fourth Street PHX Sky Train^® stations, which supply handy, free entry to the terminals.  The twenty fourth Street Station is good for vacationers coming from the west, whereas the forty fourth Street Station is greatest for these arriving from the east.

Avoid circling the terminals and use one of many free 24-hour cellphone ready tons positioned east of Terminal 4, west of the West Economy Garage or on the forty fourth Street PHX Sky Train^® Station. Drivers ought to look ahead to freeways indicators with real-time visitors updates and alternate routes.

Going by means of safety

Save time by reserving a spot within the safety checkpoint line by means of PHX RESERVE, a free program accessible in each terminals. Reservations will be made as much as six days prematurely at skyharbor.com/PHXRESERVE. Before packing, assessment the TSA’s “What Can I Bring?” page for steering.

Accessibility and passenger assist

Travelers with particular wants and caregivers might request a Compassion Cacti™ lanyard, which indicators to airport workers that the traveler might have further time or help. For extra assist, passengers may also schedule a Navigator Guide to help all through the journey course of.

Ask Amelia

Use our new digital assistant AI instrument, Amelia, now accessible on the skyharbor.com homepage, to get fast solutions to widespread airport-related questions on facilities, providers, retailers, parking and extra. Amelia is on the market at any time for each desktop and cell customers.

Stay linked

For real-time updates on airport circumstances, roadway alerts and different essential data throughout the vacation journey interval, observe Phoenix Sky Harbor on X @PHXSkyHarbor.

Enjoy Days of Gratitude at PHX

Travelers can get pleasure from festive enjoyable, with actions, giveaways and vacation surprises as a part of the airport’s Days of Gratitude program. For occasion particulars, go to skyharbor.com/daysofgratitude. Travelers are inspired to make use of the hashtag #DaysofGratitude and tag @PHXSkyHarbor as they take part, and to test the airport’s social media channels for #DaysofGratitude information and highlights.

Have a query when you’re right here? Ask a Navigator

Since 2000, 1000’s of pleasant Navigators in purple have been a key a part of customer support at America’s Friendliest Airport^®, serving to passengers with instructions, help and suggestions.

More journey suggestions

For extra vacation journey suggestions, go to skyharbor.com/flying-from-phx/travel-tips.