Surface Lot

$11/day Surface Lot hits the sweet spot for week-long trips.

This long-stay Surface Lot sits north, south, and west of the Parking Garage at PNS Main, all close enough that most people walk to the terminal in about 3 minutes. It’s on-airport, so you park, lock, and head straight to the building without waiting on a shuttle loop or tracking a pickup zone.

Daily max is $11, which slots between Economy at roughly $9/day and the Garage at about $13/day. For a 7‑day trip, that’s around $77 in Surface, about $14 more than Economy but roughly $14 less than Garage. If you don’t care about a roof but want to avoid the longer Economy walk, this is the math regulars run.

All access is post-entry, walk-up: you park in an open-air space around the Garage and follow sidewalk markings toward the terminal doors at Main. FlyerTalk posters note that car rentals and parking are “right next to the terminal,” and Surface fits that pattern with a realistic 3–5 minute walk depending on where you find a spot in the north, south, or west sections.

Deal hunters on parking sites often flip between Surface and Economy for trips of a week or more, watching that $2/day gap to decide if they care about the shorter walk versus pure savings. With the Garage only $2/day higher than Surface, you’re effectively pricing a roof at about $14 for a week, which some frequent flyers happily skip when rain isn’t in the forecast.

Practical tip: if you’re landing back at PNS late at night, drop a pin in your Surface row when you park so you’re not roaming three sides of the Garage after a long flight.