Short-Term Parking Lot

1-minute walk from Terminal 1, priced for true drop-and-go

The Short-Term Parking Lot at Hector International Airport sits directly in front of Terminal 1, about a 1‑minute walk from the doors. This is the on-site option you use when time beats price, and you just want to pull in, park, and walk straight to check-in without a shuttle.

Rates here run higher than the long-term lot, with the tradeoff being that sub‑5‑minute terminal walk. It is aimed at quick drop-offs, pickups, and same‑day trips, not weeklong vacations. If you’re hovering at the curb anyway, paying for an hour or two here often beats circling the drive for 20 minutes.

The lot is open 24/7 along with Terminal 1’s flight schedule, so late‑night arrivals into FAR still have on-site short-term parking right by the building. You enter from the main airport access road, follow signs for “Short-Term Parking,” and you’re at the pay gate in under a minute from 19th Ave N.

The Short-Term Parking Lot is directly post‑entry with no shuttle and no extra checkpoints between your car and the terminal entrance. From the farthest marked row, you’re still only about a 1‑minute walk to the ticket counters inside Terminal 1, so it stays practical even when the front rows fill.

Tip: If you’re picking someone up from Terminal 1 and expect them to be off the plane within 30–60 minutes, pull into Short-Term Parking instead of looping the arrivals road; the small daily-cap structure keeps short visits from creeping toward long-term-style costs.