Skip apps and walk straight to an A & M Taxi
AMA only lists a few taxi companies, and A & M Taxi is one of the official names on the airport’s transportation page for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. The airport itself states it does not run any shuttle service, so taxis and pre-arranged rides pick up the slack for door-to-door rides into Amarillo or to nearby towns.
Arrivals come into Terminal 1 at AMA, and you’ll head straight from baggage claim to the public curb to connect with A & M Taxi. There’s no airport-run taxi dispatcher here, so you either call A & M Taxi as you land or arrange by phone earlier in the day. Plan 5–10 minutes from stepping off the plane to reaching the curb, since the terminal is small and everything sits on one side.
AMA doesn’t post fixed taxi fares by zone, so expect a metered or flat-rate quote directly from A & M Taxi over the phone. As a rough benchmark, most taxis in similar Texas regional cities run about 15–25 minutes into town, with base fares often starting around $3–4 plus per-mile charges. Ask for a total estimate to downtown Amarillo before they roll; that simple question usually narrows the range and avoids surprises at the end of a 20‑minute ride.
The airport’s website lists shuttles and taxis together and calls out that AMA provides no in-house shuttle service at all. That means if you land late from a 10:30 p.m. arrival and your hotel doesn’t have its own van, A & M Taxi becomes one of the few direct curbside options. Call ahead if you’re arriving on the last American or Southwest bank of the night so a car is staged when you walk out.
Since AMA only lists taxis like A & M Taxi on its official site and gives no app-based rideshare details, treat this like a small-field operation and keep your backup options ready. Store A & M Taxi’s phone number before you fly, and once you land in Terminal 1, make the call as you wait at the single baggage carousel so the car shows up about the same time your bag does.