Short Term Parking

Three-minute walk from car to check-in at YUM

Short Term Parking at Yuma International (terminal 1) sits directly next to the terminal, so you’re looking at a 1–3 minute walk from your car to the doors. Daily max is $10.00, and there’s no garage, no levels, just a surface lot right across the street from check-in. If you’re used to PHX shuttles, this feels almost like curbside with a payment stub.

This is true short stay parking: pay the short-term rate up to $10 per day, park in front of the tiny terminal, and walk straight to security. Both short- and long-term at YUM are surface lots in the same general field across from the building, so the “short term” label mostly matters if you’re watching the day rate. For a meeting or a quick out-and-back flight, the time savings easily beats chasing cheaper off-airport options.

Regulars say they just roll up, grab any open spot near the main entrance, and head inside within 2 minutes. No advance booking, no shuttle schedules, no stacked multi-story garage to decode. People even use Short Term for visits of a few hours because the airport is small and the pricing difference to long-term doesn’t really kick in unless you leave the car for several days.

No consistent complaints showed up in reviews; the lot is simple, flat, and right in front of the building. You’re outside in the Yuma sun, though, so in July that short 3-minute walk can feel longer. The practical move: drop passengers and bags at the curb first, then loop back and park in Short Term so only one person walks from the lot with light gear.