Premier West Lot

Fly the west-side airlines? Premier West cuts the walk.

Daily max runs $14 in Premier West, with a roughly 6‑minute walk into the Main Terminal ticketing area on the west side. It’s the close‑in surface option people use instead of paying garage rates, especially if they know their airline checks in on that side.

This lot holds about 481 spaces, so it’s smaller than Premier East’s 683 and can feel tighter when everyone returns on Sunday night. SDF’s live parking feed has shown Premier West at 100% full around mid‑day peaks, so casual fliers sometimes get surprised and have to circle back to East or Surface.

Short stays hit a different meter here: $1 for the first hour, $3 for 1–2 hours, and $5 for 2–3 hours. That step‑up annoys some drivers doing longer pickups, since Surface and Premier East have slightly softer early‑hour pricing if the wait drags on.

Week‑long trips price out the same as Premier East: $84 per week with the seventh day effectively free, then $14 per extra day after that. For a 9‑day trip, you’re looking at roughly $112 total, still under typical garage cost for the same stretch.

Premier West shows up in the AeroParker reservation system, so you can pre‑book a self‑park space for Derby week or holidays instead of gambling on drive‑up. It also counts toward SDF’s Frequent Parker Program, which lets regulars stack points into free days in the same Premier tier.

Tip: Before you commit to the west loop, check SDF’s real‑time occupancy; if Premier West reads full, bail to Premier East or Surface and save yourself one extra lap around the terminal road.