Meter starts at the Terminal 1 curb for A123 Taxi
A123 Taxi lines up directly outside Terminal 1 baggage claim at Yuma International Airport, so you roll out the sliding doors and you’re on the curb in under 2 minutes. It’s a standard city taxi service, not a shuttle, and you pay a metered fare based on distance and time instead of a flat airport rate.
Figure about 10–15 minutes to most hotels along East 16th Street and South 4th Avenue, depending on traffic on US-95 and Interstate 8. The ride into central Yuma usually runs shorter than the 20-minute mark unless there’s a backup near the Marine Corps Air Station gates on 32nd Street.
There’s no fixed price list posted online for A123 Taxi, so ask the driver for a ballpark cost before you pull away from Terminal 1. In Yuma, short hops of 3–5 miles tend to be modest, but longer runs out toward Winterhaven or the Foothills add up quickly once you’re past roughly the 10-mile point from the airport.
A123 Taxi runs on local demand, so late-night flights landing after 10:00 pm sometimes see only one or two cabs on the rank by the Terminal 1 exit. If you’re landing on the last American or Alaska arrival of the day, grab your bag fast and head straight outside to beat the line of 4–6 people that can form from a single full flight.
Drivers accept cash and usually cards, but card terminals occasionally fail and there’s no ATM right at the taxi stand outside Terminal 1. If you need to pay with a credit card, confirm the machine works before you start the ride and have a backup $20 bill in case the reader errors out at drop-off.
Practical tip: Screenshot your hotel or address with zip code (like 85365 or 85364) before landing, then show it to the A123 Taxi driver at the Terminal 1 curb so there’s no mix-up on which side of town you’re heading to.