MBJ’s only marked staff lot sits on the airport access road near T1 and isn’t set up for regular passengers at all.
The facility is officially called Staff Parking and appears on Sangster International Airport’s own parking map as a separate area from public parking. It functions as an employee lot for airport workers, contractors, and authorized personnel using T1 daily, and it is not advertised as an option for holiday or business travelers flying through Montego Bay.
The airport’s published parking information only lists public short-term and long-term parking rates in Jamaican dollars, and Staff Parking is not included in those price tables. That usually signals restricted access controlled by staff ID cards, permits, or barrier systems tied to employee credentials rather than pay-on-exit tickets or walk-up payment machines that visitors can use.
MBJ is a single-terminal field labeled T1, so this staff lot primarily supports workers serving airlines like JetBlue, American, Southwest, and local ground handlers. Public guidance on the official mbjairport.com site sends customers to the main public parking area in front of the terminal, reinforcing that Staff Parking is off-limits for routine passenger use, even during peak bank departures to US and Canadian cities.
Because the airport authority does not publish access rules, maximum stays, or any Jamaican dollar pricing for Staff Parking, turning up without authorization is a gamble and can easily lead to being turned around at the entrance gate by security staff. Treat it as you would a fenced employee compound rather than overflow parking when lots feel tight during the winter high season.
Tip: unless you have written confirmation from an MBJ employer or airport operations that your vehicle can use Staff Parking, head directly to the signed public parking in front of T1 and budget using the posted daily and hourly public rates.